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The War of the Eight Princes, Rebellion of the Eight Kings or Rebellion of the Eight Princes () was a series of civil wars among kings/princes (Chinese: ''wáng'' 王) of the Chinese Jin dynasty from AD 291 to 306. The key point of contention in these conflicts was the regency over the developmentally disabled Emperor Hui of Jin. The term stems from biographies of eight princes collected in chapter 59 of the ''Book of Jin'' (''Jinshu''). Technically, the term "War of the Eight Princes" is somewhat of a misnomer: rather than one continuous conflict, the War of the Eight Princes saw intervals of peace interposed with short and intense periods of internecine conflict. At no point in the whole conflict were all of the eight princes on one side of the fighting (as opposed to, for example, the Rebellion of the Seven States). The literal Chinese translation, Disorder of the Eight Princes, may be more appropriate in this regard. While initial conflicts were relatively minor and confined to the imperial capital of Luoyang and its surroundings, the scope of the war expanded with each new prince that entered the struggle. At its conclusion, the war devastated the Jin heartlands in northern China, and was a major cause of the Wu Hu ravaging that ended the Western Jin. ==The Eight Princes== While many princes participated in the conflict, the eight major players in this conflict were: *Sima Liang, son of Sima Yi, titled Prince of Runan (ch. 汝南王) *Sima Wei, son of Emperor Wu, titled Prince of Chu (ch. 楚王) *Sima Lun, son of Sima Yi, titled Prince of Zhao (ch. 趙王) *Sima Jiong, nephew of Emperor Wu, titled Prince of Qi (ch. 齊王) *Sima Ying, son of Emperor Wu, titled Prince of Chengdu (ch. 成都王) *Sima Ai, son of Emperor Wu, titled Prince of Changsha (ch. 長沙王) *Sima Yong, distant cousin of Emperor Wu, titled Prince of Hejian (ch. 河間王) *Sima Yue, distant cousin of Emperor Wu, titled Prince of Donghai (ch. 東海王) Other people of note included Emperor Hui of Jin, Co-regent Yang Jun, Empress Dowager Yang, Empress Jia Nanfeng, and the senior minister Wei Guan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「War of the Eight Princes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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