晋国内乱得失论

The Merits and Faults of Civil Strives in the Jin State

晋国立国六百余年间的多次内乱,可分作前后两个阶段考察,前期的内乱迫使文侯、献公、文公等君不断改革,使晋国成为北方的强国。后期的内乱,致使私家势力膨胀,最终导致了晋国的灭亡。

Jin suffered frequent civil strives during the 600 years since its establishment, which can be devided into two periods. In the early period, the civil strives forced the Emperors, such as Wen Hou, Xian Gong and Wen Gong to reform continuously, which made Jin state a treat power in the North of China. In the later period, the civil strives led to the power expansion of some individuals, and ultimately caused the extinction of the Jin state.