The Three Kingdooms 三 国
During the Three Kingdoms of China, the military groups under Yuanshao and Caocao in the middle and lower reach of the Yellow River stood out as the strongest. On the south of the Yangtze River, Sunquan and Liubei were comparatively weaker. All these fought for control of China.
In 200 CE Caocao declared war on Yuanshao. In Guandu, Caocao’s army defeated the Yuanshao’s army. After the battle of Guandu, Caocao seized other forces in the North and unified the region north of the Yellow River. Caocao then pushed their army across the river and attacked the Southern administration. Liubei’s advisor Zhuge Liang suggested that Liubei and Sunquan should unite together to fight against Caocao. After doing so, Liubei and Sunquan defeated Caocao in Chibi near present Puyin. Ever since the battle of Chibi Caocao was warded back in the North. Then Liubei seized the present Chengdu City and the West of present Hubei province. Sunquan then had more influence in the middle valley of the Yangtze River. After Caocao died in 220 CE, his son Caopi took over and made himself emperor of the Wei Kingdom (220-265 CE), making Xuchang his capital city. One year later, Liubei was crowned in Chengdu, ruling the Shu Kingdom (221-263 CE). In 229 CE Sunquan founded the Wu Kingdom, it’s capital was Jianye, in present Nanjing city. Afterwards the Three Kingdoms fought against each other.
In 263 CE the Wei Kingdom conquered the Shu Kingdom. In 265, Sima Yan, one of the top officials of the Wei Kingdom took power and established his reign as Jin (265-420 CE). Soon after, the Jin Kingdom conquered the Wu Kingdom and brought an end to the Three Kingdoms Period.
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