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A Fractured South and a Reckless North After the Northern Wei unified northern China in 439 CE, it stood face-to-face with the Liu Song dynasty in the south – a rivalry destined for war.
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The Spark of Rebellion: Sun En’s Uprising In 399 CE, the Eastern Jin dynasty faced its gravest crisis yet – not from northern invaders, but from within. A massive popular revolt erupted across eight commanderies in eastern Zhejiang, led by Sun En, a charismatic leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Daoist sect. The…