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The book begins with the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty in 265 A.D. and ends with the demise of the Northern Liang Dynasty in 439 A.D. It covers 174 years, including the four stages of the Western Jin Dynasty, the sixteen States of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the early years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty. The book covers more than 70 countries, nearly 200 monarch, more than 300 distinguished generals and advisers, more than 400 wars, more than 100 coups, more than 40 allusions, and countless tactics of big and small tactics. There are many outstanding statesmen, diplomats and military strategists who have made incisive exposition and analysis of the social situation at that time and its future development, and there are also losers who have summarized and reflected on their experiences and lessons.