 Jin dynasty (266–420)

The Jin dynasty () or the Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the (司馬晉) or the (兩晉), was a Chinese dynasty traditionally dated from 266 to 420 AD.It was founded by Sima Yan, son of Sima Zhao, who was made the King of Jin and posthumously declared one of the founders of the dynasty, along with Sima Zhao's older brother Sima Shi and father Sima Yi.