War of the Eight Princes/八王之乱

This book focuses on the War of the Eight Princes in the Western Jin Dynasty, fully reconstructing this most tragic internal strife within the imperial family in Chinese history: In 280 AD, Sima Yan destroyed Wu and unified the country. However, this unified Western Jin Dynasty only lasted for 37 years before collapsing rapidly. The root cause was a series of internal strife triggered by a power struggle among the princes of the imperial clan.

本书以西晋八王之乱为核心，完整还原这场中国历史上最惨烈的皇族内斗：公元280年司马炎灭吴一统天下，然而这个大一统西晋仅存37年便迅速崩塌，根源正是一场宗室诸王夺权引发的连环内乱。