The historical background of Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a famous historical novel in ancient China. It mainly told the historical story of China during the Three Kingdoms period (about 220 to 280 AD). The following is the historical background of the novel: During the Three Kingdoms period, China experienced a period of political turmoil and war. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs monopolized power and relatives ruled, causing social unrest. The Yellow Turban Uprising in 184 AD broke this situation. Then, the three kingdoms formed into Wei, Shu, and Wu. In the following decades, there were many wars and political struggles between the three countries. The most famous ones were the Battle of Red Cliff and the Battle of Yiling. After the Battle of Red Cliff, Wei and Shu gradually established a certain political and military foundation, while Wu became the most powerful country at that time. However, as time went by, Wei gradually declined in politics and military affairs, and Shu and Wu fell into internal disputes. In the end, the Three Kingdoms Period ended in 280 AD, when the State of Wu was destroyed and the State of Shu and the State of Wei merged to form the State of Wei. After that, China entered a more stable period, but the historical stories depicted in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms were the most exciting and vivid parts of this period.