HIS 306N Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Chen Dynasty, Hou Jing, Sui Dynasty
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Three kingdoms and jin dynasty- fragmented for 3. 5 centuries. Generals assigned by han to put down rebellion of yellow turbans --> fought for supremacy. 205: cao cao made himself dictator of northern china. Established military colonies- men would both farm and fight. 220: con cao pei forced abdication of the last han emperor / founded capital at luoyang. Sun ce and sun quan established wu. Liu pei established a stronghold aided by zhuge liang. Wei had more than twice the population & largest army of the other states, prevailed. Two years later jin dynasty founded (western jin, 265-316)- reunified. Abhorrence of political life - search for naturalness and spontaneity. Poetry thrives: cao cao & successors all successful poets. Seven sages of bamboo grove- outraged confucians and autocratic rulers. Parceled out enormous tracts of land to imperial princes. Spurred the prince"s fratricidal instincts --> confused rights of succession - led to war from 291-305 succession - led to war from 291-305.