280 AD · Yangtze River and Wu territories (modern Jiangsu) Theater
280 AD
After the Sima family had usurped the Cao Wei throne in 265 to found the Jin dynasty, Emperor Wu of Jin launched a six-pronged invasion of Wu. A massive fleet sailed down the Yangtze while armies attacked from multiple directions. Wu's last emperor, the notorious tyrant Sun Hao, had alienated his generals and terrorized his people. Resistance collapsed everywhere. Sun Hao surrendered at Jianye (modern Nanjing), ending nearly a century of division.
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