Disaster of Yongjia
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The Disaster of Yongjia referred to events that occurred in 311 CE, when Wu Hu
forces captured Luoyang
, the Jin capital. After this victory, Wu Hu forces committed a massacre when entering the city, killing the Jin crown prince, a host of ministers, and over 30,000 civilians. This was seen as the event that led to the fall of the Han-majority ruled and unified Jin Dynasty, and its re-establishment as the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Wu Hu
Wu Hu was a Chinese term for the northern non-Chinese nomadic tribes which caused the Wu Hu uprising, and established the Sixteen Kingdoms from 304 to 439 AD.-Definition:...
forces captured Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...
, the Jin capital. After this victory, Wu Hu forces committed a massacre when entering the city, killing the Jin crown prince, a host of ministers, and over 30,000 civilians. This was seen as the event that led to the fall of the Han-majority ruled and unified Jin Dynasty, and its re-establishment as the Eastern Jin Dynasty.