King and Demon Empress - The Rise and Fall of the Western Jin Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Western Jin Dynasty

Author: Wu Yunchun
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is the original work of the TV drama series "The Conqueror and the Enchantress". The series has now been filmed. The book depicts the rise of the Sima family in the late Three Kingdoms period, their overthrow of the Cao Wei dynasty, the Eight Princes' Rebellion, and the eventual decline of Western Jin. This period of history is a chaotic and tragic phase in the process of China's feudal dynasties. It features the heroic ruler Sima Yan, the foolish emperor Sima Zhong, and his licentious and brutal enchantress Empress Jia Nanfeng. Amidst the struggles and conflicts among these feudal rulers, the nation faced peril, the people suffered, the Central Plains declined, and the land was laid waste. The Xiongnu rose, and in the end, Western Jin fell.