Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
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A Fragmented Empire, a Boy Emperor After Emperor Huai of Jin was captured by Han forces in 311 CE, the Western Jin court collapsed into chaos. Regional warlords scrambled to install their own branches of the Sima clan as figureheads, establishing multiple “Provisional Imperial Secretariats” (xing tai) – temporary administrative centers meant for wartime…
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A New Emperor, an Old Puppet In the year Liu Kun assumed office as Inspector of Bingzhou, the Western Jin dynasty installed a new emperor.