King and Demon Queen: The Rise and Fall of Western Jin

Author: Wu Yinxun
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is the original work of the TV series "The Brilliant Monarch and the Bewitching Empress." The series has now been completed. This book depicts the rise of the Sima family in the late Three Kingdoms period, their replacement of the Cao Wei dynasty, the Eight Princes' Rebellion, and the decline of Western Jin. This period of history was a chaotic and tragic phase in the process of feudal dynasties in China. It featured the brilliant monarch Sima Yan, the foolish emperor Sima Zhong, and his licentious and tyrannical empress Jia Nanfeng. Amidst the struggles and conflicts among these feudal rulers, the country was in peril, the people suffered, the Central Plains fell into desolation, and countless lives were destroyed. The Xiongnu rose, and eventually led to the downfall of Western Jin. This book is the original work of the TV series "The Brilliant Monarch and the Bewitching Empress." The series has now been completed.