Zu Ti’s Northern Expedition (313–321 CE) refers to the military campaign led by the Eastern Jin general Zu Ti across the Yangtze River to recover the Central Plains from non-Han regimes following the collapse of the Western Jin.
Zu Ti (266–321 CE) was a celebrated general of the Eastern Jin dynasty. His courtesy name was Shizhi, and he was a native of Qiu County, Fanyang Commandery (in present-day Laishui, Hebei).
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