Jin dynasty (266–420)

Chinese dynasty (266–420)

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3rd century

247Pan Yue, Chinese poet and writer of the Jin Dynasty (died 300)source
255Zhang Gui, Chinese governor of the Jin Dynasty (died 314)source
255Zuo Fen, Chinese poet of the Western Jin Dynasty (died 300)source
259Hui of Jin, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 307)source
265Sima Zhao, who had been the regent and de facto primary authority of the state of Cao Wei for little over 10 years by this point, passes away, leaving his authority to his eldest son, Sima Yan, who will go on to disestablish the state of Cao Wei in February 266, founding the Jin dynasty.source
266February 4 – Sima Yan, regent of the Chinese state of Cao Wei, forces the last Cao Wei emperor Cao Huan to abdicate in his favour. The Cao Wei state's existence comes to an end. Sima Yan establishes the Jin Dynasty, and becomes its first emperor on 8 February, and is historically known as "Wu of Jin". He establishes his capital at Luoyang, and gives his male relatives independent military commands throughout his empire.source
271Sima Wei, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 291)source
271Sima Wang, Chinese general and prince of the Jin dynasty (born 205)source
276Yuan of Jin, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 323)source
277Sima Ai, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 304)source
278Sima Yu, Chinese crown prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 300)source
279Winter – Conquest of Wu by Jin: The Jin Dynasty conquers Eastern Wu, the last of the three contending powers in China during the Three Kingdoms Period.source
279Sima Ying, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 306)source
280Emperor Wu of the Jin dynasty completes the unification of China, which was previously divided between three contending powers during the Three Kingdoms period. The Jin dynasty's capital of Luoyang becomes a thriving centre of commerce as foreign diplomats and traders travel there.source
284Huai of Jin, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 313)source
290May 16 – Wu of Jin, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 236)source
290May 16 – Emperor Wu of Jin, founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, dies after a 25-year reign. He reunified north and south, but gave away many dukedoms to his kinsmen. Crown Prince Sima Zhong succeeds his father, and has to deal with conflicts among the aristocratic families in China.source
291War of the Eight Princes: After the death of Emperor Sima Yan (Jin Wudi), a civil war breaks out among the princes and dukes of the Jin Dynasty. The struggle devastates and depopulates the provinces of northern China.source
291Li Xiu, female general during the Jin Dynastysource
292Yang Zhi, Chinese empress of the Jin Dynasty (born 259)source
294Sima Bao, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 320)source
297Yu Wenjun, empress of the Jin Dynasty (died 328)source
297Zhou Chu, Jin dynasty general, son of Zhou Fang (born 236)source
299Jin Mingdi, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 325)source
300Min of Jin, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 318)source

4th century

301February 3 – May 30 – Sima Lun briefly usurps the Jin Dynasty.source
304Cheng-Han earns its independence from Jin dynasty.source
304March 19/20 – Sima Ai, Chinese prince of the Jin dynasty (executed) (born 277)source
306Sima Ying, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (born 279)source
307Zhang Jun, Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty (died 346)source
307January 8 – Emperor Hui of Jin dies after a 16-year reign, in which eight dukes of the imperial family have conducted a civil war (War of the Eight Princes) against each other in a struggle for power. Huai of Jin, age 23, succeeds his father and becomes the third ruler of the Jin Dynasty.source
310Luo Shang, Chinese general of the Jin dynasty (266–420)source
311July 13 – Disaster of Yongjia: Xiongnu soldiers led by Liu Cong conquer and pillage the Jin dynasty capital at Luoyang and capture Emperor Huai; 30,000 residents in the city are massacred.source
313March 14 – Emperor Huai of Jin is executed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han-Zhao). At the imperial new year he and a number of former Jin officials are poisoned. Crown prince Min of Jin, age 13, succeeds, in Chang'an, his uncle Huai of Jin and becomes the new emperor of the Jin Dynasty.source
316Han-Zhao forces capture Chang'an, capital of the Chinese Western Jin dynasty. Emperor Min of Jin surrenders to Liu Yao, ending the Western Jin.source
317Sixteen Kingdoms: Jingwen (later Yuan of Jin) flees with remnants of the Jin court and noble families to the south. He succeeds Emperor Min of Jin as first ruler of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and decides to make Jiankang (modern Nanjing) his new capital.source
318The Eastern Jin dynasty loses its territories to the north of the Yangtze River, to the benefit of the Xiongnu and the Xianbei. The Former Zhao state is proclaimed; Liu Can and the state ruling family at Pingyang is executed in a coup d'état by Jin Zhun, who is in turn overthrown by Shi Le and Liu Yao.source
320Jin Jianwendi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 372)source
322The first dependable representation of a horse rider with paired stirrups is found in China, in a Jin Dynasty tomb.source
323Crown Prince Ming of Jin succeeds his father Yuan of Jin as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.source
324Chu Suanzi, Chinese empress of the Jin dynasty (died 384)source
324August 9 – (guiyou day of the 7th month of the 2nd year of the Tai'ning era) In Jin dynasty China, the rebel warlord Wang Dun succumbs to illness as the armies of the Emperor Ming of Jin are approaching his camp.source
325April 1 – Crown Prince Cheng of Jin, age 4, succeeds his father Ming of Jin as emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty. During his reign, he is largely advised by regents, his uncle Yu Liang and high-level officials.source
339He Fani, Chinese empress of the Jin Dynasty (died 404)source
343Jin Mudi, Chinese emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (died 361)source
344November 17 – Jin Kangdi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 322)source
347Li Shi, ruler of Cheng Han, fails in his attempt to halt a Jin expedition under Huan Wen. He flees to the capital Chengdu and surrenders his forces. Emperor Jin Mudi spares his life and makes him a marquess.source
349Wei Shuo, calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty (born 272)source
355Fan Tai, Chinese general of the Jin Dynasty (died 428)source
360Wang Fahui, empress during the Jin Dynasty (died 380)source
361Jin Mudi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (born 343)source
361July 10 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Aidi, age 20, succeeds Jin Mudi, as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.source
362Jin Xiaowudi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (died 396)source
365Wang Muzhi, Chinese empress of the Jin Dynastysource
365March 30 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Feidi, age 23, succeeds his brother Jin Aidi as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He has no actual power; governmental matters are largely in the hands of his granduncle Sima Yu.source
369Eastern Jin general Huan Wen's third northern expedition is defeated by Former Yan general Murong Chui.source
369Huan Xuan, Chinese warlord and emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 404)source
372Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Feidi is dethroned as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is replaced by his granduncle Sima Yu, who is installed as Jin Jianwendi.source
372Jianwen of Jin, Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 320)source
376China is divided between the Former Qin in the north and the Eastern Jin in the south.source
379Former Qin captures the city of Xiangyang from Eastern Jin. The Buddhist monk Dao'an is transferred from Xiangyang to Chang'an.source
380Wang Fahui, empress of the Jin dynasty (born 360)source
382Jin Andi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (died 419)source
383Battle of Fei River (Feishui): Former Qin forces are defeated by the numerically inferior Eastern Jin army in Anhui, preserving the Jin state in the south and precipitating the destruction of Former Qin in the north.source
384Chu Lingyuan, last empress of the Jin Dynasty (died 436)source
384Xi Zuochi, Jin Dynasty historiansource
385Dao An, Buddhist monk of the Jin Dynasty (born 312)source
386Jin Gongdi, last emperor of the Jin Dynasty (died 421)source
396Emperor Jìn Ān Dì, age 14, succeeds his father Emperor Xiaowu as ruler of the Eastern Jin dynasty after he is murdered by his concubine Honoured Lady Zhang.source
396Jin Xiaowudi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (born 362)source
399Xianbei kingdom of Southern Yan conquers Qing Province (modern central and eastern Shandong) from the Eastern Jin.source
399Yuan Shansong, official and poet of the Jin Dynastysource

5th century

402Sima Yuanxian, regent during the Jin Dynasty (born 382)source
403Sima Daozi, regent of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (born 364)source
404He Fani, empress of the Jin dynasty (born 339)source
409Battle of Linqu: Southern Yan is defeated by Eastern Jin.source
412Wang Shen'ai, empress of the Jin dynasty (born 384)source
414The Southern Liang, a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty, comes to an end.source
419Jin Gongdi, age 33, succeeds his developmentally disabled brother Jin Andi as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Andi is strangled by orders of the warlord Liu Yu.source
419Jin Andi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (born 382)source
420July 10 – The Jin Dynasty ends in China. Liu Yu (Emperor Wu of Liu Song) becomes the first ruler of the Liu Song Dynasty. The capital of the dynasty is Nanjing.source
421Jin Gongdi, last emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 386)source
427Tao Qian, Chinese poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (born 365)source
436Chu Lingyuan, last empress of the Jin dynasty (born 384)source

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