Timeline of the Jin dynasty (266–420) and the Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439)

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Jin dynasty
in 280 AD

This is a timeline of the Jin dynasty (266–420) and the Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439).

260s

Year Event
266 Sima Yan (
Jin dynasty[1]

280s

Year Event
280
Three Kingdoms period[1]
284 30,000 Xiongnu submit and settle in Xihe (in Shanxi[1]
285
Zuozhuan, dies[1]
286 100,000 Xiongnu submit at Yongzhou[1]
289 Murong Hui of Xianbei submits[1]

290s

Year Event
290 Emperor Wu of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Zhong (Emperor Hui of Jin) and Yang Jun assumes regency[1]
Liu Yuan is appointed area commander-in-chief of the Five Regions of Xiongnu[1]
291 War of the Eight Princes: Empress Jia Nanfeng kills Yang Jun, Sima Liang, and Sima Wei[1]
295 Tuoba Luguan divides the Xianbei into three areas[1]
296 The Di and Qiang in Qinzhou (秦州 and Yongzhou (雍州), in Shaanxi and Gansu, rebel; Qi Wannian of Di declares himself an emperor[2]
Chouchi: Yang Maosou sets up Chouchi south of Tianshui[3]
297 Tuoba Yituo of Xianbei begins to conquer the Western Regions[2]
298 Floods strike
Lueyang (略陽) and Tianshui (天水) drift into Hanzhong (漢中) (south Shaanxi).[2]
299 Qi Wannian is killed[4]

300s

Year Event
300 War of the Eight Princes: Sima Lun kills Jia Nanfeng, Sima Yun, Shi Chong, and Pan Yue[2]
301 War of the Eight Princes: Sima Lun declares himself emperor and gets killed by Sima Jiong, Sima Ying, and Sima Yong[2]
Li Te rebels in Guanghan (northeast Sichuan)[2]
302 War of the Eight Princes: Sima Ai kills Sima Jiong[2]
303 Zhang Chang rebels in Jiangxia (江夏) (
Yunmeng, Hubei) and sets up Qiu Chen as emperor[2]
Lu Ji is killed[2]
304 War of the Eight Princes: Sima Yue imprisons Sima Ai, who is later killed[2]
Emperor Hui of Jin relocated to Chang'an[2]
Liu Yuan of Xiongnu declares himself Prince of Han (漢)[2]
Cheng-Han[2]
305 Gongshi Fan, Ji Sang, and Shi Le rebel[5]
Zuo Si dies[5]
306
Changjiang valley[5]
Liu Bogen and Wang Mi rebel[5]
Sima Ying is killed[5]
Gongshi Fan is defeated[5]
Emperor Hui of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Chi (Emperor Huai of Jin), who moves back to Luoyang[5]
Cheng-Han: Li Xiong declares himself emperor[5]
307 Ji Sang and Shi Le sack Ye, killing more than 10,000 people[5]
Sima Rui is in charge of military affairs in the south[5]
Liu Yuan[5]
Murong Hui declares himself Great Chanyu[5]
308
Liu Yuan takes Pingyang and declares himself emperor[5]

310s

Year Event
310
Yanzhou[5]
Liu Cong, who takes over[5]
Lueyang[5]
311
Han-Zhao: Sima Yue dies and his funeral procession is ambushed by Shi Le, who annihilates the Jin army[5]
Disaster of Yongjia: Liu Yao and Wang Mi sack Luoyang and capture Emperor Huai of Jin[5]
Han-Zhao: Liu Yao takes Chang'an[5]
Han-Zhao: Wang Mi is killed by Shi Le[5]
312
Han-Zhao: Jin retakes Chang'an after routing Liu Yao[5]
Han-Zhao: Shi Le captures Xiangguo (襄國) (Xingtai, Hebei)[5]
Liu Cong briefly takes Jinyang (southwest of Taiyuan, Shanxi) but is routed by Liu Kun[6]
313
Liu Cong and is succeeded by Sima Ye (Emperor Min of Jin)[6]
Goguryeo takes Lelang Commandery[7]
Pingcheng the southern capital[6]
314
Zhang Shi[6]
315 Dai: Tuoba Yilu becomes Prince of Dai[6]
316
Han-Zhao: Emperor Min of Jin surrenders Chang'an to Liu Yao[6]
317
Sima Rui declares himself Prince of Jin at Jiankang[6]
318
Liu Cong and is succeeded by Sima Rui (Emperor Yuan of Jin)[6]
Liu Cong dies and his successor Liu Can is killed by Xiongnu general Jin Zhun, and is succeeded by Liu Yao[6]
319
Han-Zhao: Jin Zhun is killed[6]
Han-Zhao: Liu Yao moves to Chang'an and renames his state Zhao[6]
Han-Zhao: Fu Hong joins Han-Zhao[6]
Xunyi and declares himself Prince of [Later] Zhao[6]

320s

Year Event
320
Han-Zhao: Juqu Zhi rebels and is defeated[6]
321
Youzhou, Jizhou, and Bingzhou[8]
322
Wuchang[8]
Yanzhou[8]
Emperor Yuan of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Shao (Emperor Ming of Jin)[8]
Earliest archaeological evidence of a double stirrup[9][10]
324 Wang Dun dies[8]
325
Yanzhou[8]
Emperor Ming of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Yan (Emperor Cheng of Jin)[8]
328 Later Zhao: Shi Le crosses the Huai River[8]
329 Later Zhao: Shi Le takes Luoyang and kills Liu Yao while Shi Hu takes Chang'an[8]

330s

Year Event
330 Later Zhao: Shi Le declares himself emperor[8]
Wei: Di Bin creates Di-Wei[11]
333 Later Zhao: Shi Le dies and is succeeded by Shi Hong[8]
334 Later Zhao: Shi Hu kills Shi Hong and usurps power[8]
335 Later Zhao: Shi Hu moves the capital to Ye[8]
337 Former Yan: Murong Huang declares himself Prince of [Former] Yan[8]
338 Later Zhao: Shi Hu and Murong Huang defeat Tuhe of the Duan tribe[8]

340s

Year Event
342 Emperor Cheng of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Yue (Emperor Kang of Jin)[8]
Former Yan: Murong Huang moves his capital to Longcheng and invaded Goguryeo, capturing 50,000 of its people[8]
344 Former Yan: Murong Huang destroys the Yuwen tribe[12]
Emperor Kang of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Dan (Emperor Mu of Jin)[12]
345 Later Zhao: Shi Hu starts mass mobilization for the construction of the Luoyang Palace[12]
346 Former Liang: Zhang Jun takes Yanqi[12]
347
Cheng-Han and takes Chengdu[12]
Later Zhao: Shi Hu builds the Hanlin Park using 160,000 laborers, thousands of whom die[12]
349 Later Zhao: Shi Hu dies and Ran Min carries out genocide against the Jie people[12]
Chu Pou of Jin carries out a failed northern expedition[12]

350s

Year Event
350 Ran Min declares himself emperor[12]
Fu Hong dies and is succeeded by Fu Jian who takes Chang'an[12]
Duan Qi: Duan Kan declares himself Prince of Qi in Guanggu[13]
351 Former Qin: Fu Jian declares himself Heavenly King of [Former] Qin[12]
352 Former Qin: Fu Jian declares himself emperor[12]
Jizhou[12]
353 Yin Hao of Jin leads a failed northern expedition[12]
354
Huan Wen's expeditions: Huan Wen defeats Former Qin at Guanzhong but withdraws[12]
355 Former Qin: Fu Jian dies and is succeeded by Fu Sheng[12]
356 Zhou Cheng and Yao Xiang of the Qiang people lay siege to Luoyang but are defeated by Huan Wen[12]
Former Yan: Kills Duan Kan[13]
357 Former Qin: Fu Sheng is killed and usurped by Fu Jian[12]
Former Yan: Murong Jun moves his capital to Yecheng[14]
359 Xie Wan of Jin leads a failed northern expedition[14]

360s

Year Event
361
Huan Wen's expeditions: Huan Wen defeats Former Yan and takes Xuchang[14]
Emperor Mu of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Pi (Emperor Ai of Jin)[14]
363 Ge Hong dies[14]
364 Former Yan: Murong Wei invades Henan and takes Xuchang[14]
365 Emperor Ai of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Yi (Emperor Fei of Jin)[14]
Former Yan: Murong Wei takes Luoyang[14]
369
Huan Wen's expeditions: Huan Wen is defeated by Murong Chui at Xiangyi (襄邑) (Suixian, Henan)[14]

370s

Year Event
370 Former Qin: Qin troops conquer Former Yan[14]
371 Former Qin: Conquers Chouchi[3]
Huan Wen deposes Emperor Fei of Jin and enthrones Sima Yu (Emperor Jianwen of Jin)[14]
372 Emperor Jianwen of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Yao (Emperor Xiaowu of Jin)[14]
373 Huan Wen dies and Xie An dominates the court[14]
375
Daoism[14]
376 Former Qin: Qin conquers Former Liang and Dai[14]
379 Former Qin: Qin takes Xiangyang from Jin[14]

380s

Year Event
383 Battle of Fei River: Qin army is defeated by Xie Shi and Xie Xuan[14]
Qiuci[15]
384 Later Qin: Yao Chang of Qiang declares himself Prince of Qin[16]
Later Yan: Murong Chui rebels and declares himself Prince of [Later] Yan[14]
Jibei and after his death Murong Chong takes over[16]
Jin retakes territory in Henan from Former Qin[16]
385 Western Yan: Murong Chong takes Chang'an from Qin[16]
Western Qin: Founded by Qifu Guoren[17]
Former Qin: Fu Jian is killed by Yao Chang[16]
Chouchi: Revived[3]
386 Northern Wei: The Tuoba state is revived[16]
Later Qin: Yao Chang declares himself emperor[16]
387 Later Liang: Lü Guang declares himself Duke of Jiuquan[16]

390s

Year Event
393
Wei: Conquered by Later Yan[18]
394 Later Qin: Later Qin conquers Former Qin[16]
Later Yan: Conquers Western Yan[16]
395
Liangcheng, Inner Mongolia)[16]
396
Tuoba Gui takes Bingzhou from Later Yan[16]
Emperor Xiaowu of Jin dies and is succeeded by Sima Dezong (Emperor An of Jin)[16]
397 Southern Liang: Tufa Wugu declares himself Prince of Xiping[16]
Northern Liang: Duan Ye declares himself Duke of Jiankang in Zhangye[16]
398
Pingcheng[16]
399
Tuoba Gui declares himself emperor[16]
Sun En revolts[16]
Faxian leaves for India[16]

400s

Year Event
400 Western Liang: Li Gao declares himself Duke of Liang in Dunhuang[16]
Western Qin: Submits to Southern Liang and then Later Qin[17]
Southern Yan: Murong De declares himself emperor in Guanggu[19]
401 Northern Liang: Juqu Mengxun kills Duan Ye and declares himself Duke of Zhangye[19]
402 Huan Xuan sacks Jiankang and Sun En dies, but his lieutenant Lu Xun takes over[20]
403 Later Liang: Surrenders to Later Qin[19]
404 Huan Xuan declares himself emperor and dies the same year[19]
405 Qiao Zong declares himself Prince of Chengdu[19]
407 Xia: Helian Bobo declares himself Heavenly King[19]
Northern Yan: Gao Yun is set up as heavenly king and replaces Later Yan[19]
409 Western Qin: Revived[17]

410s

Year Event
410
Liu Yu conquers Southern Yan[19]
411 Rebel Lu Xun dies[19]
412 Faxian returns from India[19]
413 Jin recovers Sichuan and Qiao Zong commits suicide[19]
414 Western Qin: Conquers Southern Liang[19]
416 Jin takes Luoyang from Later Qin[19]
Huiyuan dies[19]
417
Liu Yu takes Chang'an[19]
418 Jin troops retreat from Chang'an[19]
Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms): Helian Bobo takes Chang'an[19]
419 Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms): Helian Bobo leaves Chang'an[19]

420s

Year Event
420 Liu Yu (
Jin dynasty with the Song dynasty[21]
421 Northern Liang: Juqu Mengxun conquers Western Liang[22]
422
Emperor Shao of Liu Song[21]
423
Pingcheng[21]
424
Emperor Wen of Liu Song)[21]
426 Northern Wei: Attacks Xia[21]
427
Tongwan[21]
428 Xia: Retakes Chang'an[21]

430s

Year Event
430 Northern Wei: Takes Luoyang from Liu Song
Anding[21]
431 Xia: Conquers Western Qin and are in turn conquered by the Tuyuhun[21]
433 Xie Lingyun is killed[21]
434
Rouran[21]
Song retakes Hanzhong from Chouchi[21]
435 Northern Wei: Attacks Northern Yan[21]
436 Northern Wei: Conquers Northern Yan, whose sovereign Feng Hong flees to Goguryeo[21]
439 Northern Wei: Conquers Northern Liang; so ends the Sixteen Kingdoms[21]

Gallery

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    304 AD
  • 317 AD
    317 AD
  • 326 AD
    326 AD
  • 338 AD
    338 AD
  • 350 AD
    350 AD
  • 369 AD
    369 AD
  • 376 AD
    376 AD
  • 391 AD
    391 AD
  • 400 AD
    400 AD
  • 404 AD
    404 AD
  • 410 AD
    410 AD
  • 416 AD
    416 AD
  • 423 AD
    423 AD
  • 436 AD
    436 AD
  • Eastern Jin, 382
    Eastern Jin, 382
  • Korea in 315 AD
    Korea in 315 AD
  • Korea in 410 AD
    Korea in 410 AD

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Xiong 2009, p. xc.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Xiong 2009, p. xci.
  3. ^ a b c Xiong 2009, p. 414.
  4. ^ Xiong 2009, p. 400.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Xiong 2009, p. xcii.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Xiong 2009, p. xciii.
  7. ^ Shin 2014, p. 30.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Xiong 2009, p. xciv.
  9. ^ Dien, Albert. "THE STIRRUP AND ITS EFFECT ON CHINESE MILITARY HISTORY"
  10. ^ "The invention and influences of stirrup" Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Xiong 2009, p. 119.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Xiong 2009, p. xcv.
  13. ^ a b Xiong 2009, p. 135.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Xiong 2009, p. xcvi.
  15. ^ Twitchett 2008, p. 418.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Xiong 2009, p. xcvii.
  17. ^ a b c Xiong 2009, p. 547.
  18. ^ Xiong 2009, p. 123.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Xiong 2009, p. xcviii.
  20. ^ Xiong 2009, p. xcvii}i.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Xiong 2009, p. xcix.
  22. ^ Xiong 2009, p. 273.

Bibliography

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