War of The Eight Princes - The Eight Princes

The Eight Princes

While many princes participated in the conflict, the eight major players in this conflict were:

• Sima Liang (ch. 司馬亮), son of Sima Yi (ch. 司馬懿), titled the Prince of Runan (ch. 汝南王)
• Sima Wei (ch. 司馬瑋), son of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Chu (ch. 楚王)
• Sima Lun (ch. 司馬倫), son of Sima Yi, titled the Prince of Zhao (ch. 趙王)
• Sima Jiong (ch. 司馬冏), nephew of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Qi (ch. 齊王)
• Sima Ying (ch. 司馬穎), son of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Chengdu (ch. 成都王)
• Sima Ai (ch. 司馬乂), son of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Changsha (ch. 長沙王)
• Sima Yong (ch. 司馬顒), distant cousin of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Hejian. (ch. 河間王)
• Sima Yue (ch. 司馬越), distant cousin of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Donghai (ch. 東海王)

Other people of note included Emperor Hui of Jin (晉惠帝), Co-regent Yang Jun (楊駿), Empress Dowager Yang (楊皇太后), the Empress Jia Nanfeng (賈南風), and the senior minister Wei Guan (衛瓘).