The Former Zhao dynasty was a foreign dynasty that destroyed the Western Jin dynasty and reigned over the Central Plains.

However, its demise began quietly, not with an invasion by an external enemy, but with an internal collapse.

The emperor was poisoned, the royal family was purged, the people were alienated... In the depths of the bloodstained palace, ambition for the throne engulfed the country.

In this article, we explain the history of the country, from Liu Yuan's founding to Liu Yao's heyday, Jin Jun's reign of terror, and the "hunt"-like invasion by Shi Le of Later Zhao.

Why do nations collapse?

It may not have been because the enemy was strong, but because the kings themselves were "crueler than their enemies."

📜Video Contents📜
1. Ambitions starting from the Xiongnu
・Founding of the nation and ideals of Liu Yuan
・Fall of the Western Jin Dynasty and expansion of Former Zhao
・The heyday under Liu Yao

2. Death of the emperor and disintegration of the dynasty
・Death of Liu Yao in battle and political vacuum
・Ascension of the young Liu Xi and chaos
・Shadow of ambition lurking in the palace

3. Jin Jun approaches the throne
・The emperor is poisoned
・The beginning of mass purges
・The palace is sunk in fear

4. The country collapses and the people are abandoned
・Independence of warlords and civil war
・Regional defections and expansion of tyranny
・Despair and dispersal of the people

5. Later Zhao comes on the hunt
・Shi Le's advance and siege
・Fall of Chang'an and purge of the royal family
・Final collapse of Former Zhao

6. The end engraved in history
・The price of the power struggle
・The sound of a dynasty collapsing
・Traces of those who perished
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