The War of the Eight Princes or Rebellion of the Eight Kings or Rebellion of the Eight Princes (trad. ch. 八王之亂, sim. ch. 八王之乱, py. bā wáng zhī luàn., wg. pa wang chih luan) was a civil war for power among princes or kings (wang ch. 王) of the Chinese Jin Dynasty from AD 291 to AD 306. It devastated the country and triggered the Wu Hu ravaging. The term stemed from biographies of eight princes collected in chapter 59 of the "History of Jin Dynasty" (Jinshu ).

The eight princes included:

• Sima Liang (sim. ch. 司马亮), son of Sima Yi (sim. ch. 司马懿), titled the Prince of Runan (ch. 汝南王)
• Sima Wei (sim. ch. 司马玮), son of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Chu (ch. 楚王)
• Sima Lun (sim. ch. 司马伦), son of Sima Yi, titled the Prince of Zhao (ch. 赵王)
• Sima Jiong (sim. ch. 司马冏), nephew of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Qi (sim. ch. 齐王)
• Sima Ying (sim. ch. 司马颖), son of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Chengdu (ch. 成都王)
• Sima Yì (sim. ch. 司马乂), son of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Changsha (sim. ch. 长沙王)
• Sima Yong (sim. ch. 司马颙), distant cousin of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Hejian . (sim. ch. 河间王)
• Sima Yue (sim. ch. 司马越), distant cousin of Emperor Wu, titled the Prince of Donghai (sim. ch. 东海王)

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