七国之乱

七國之亂

Qīguó zhī Luàn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Rebellion of the Seven States (154 BC), a revolt of seven vassal kings against Emperor Jing of Han

Characters

rebellion; chaos

Examples

HSK 5

七国之乱只用了三个月就被平定了。

Qīguó zhī Luàn zhǐ yòng le sān ge yuè jiù bèi píngdìng le.

The Rebellion of the Seven States was put down in just three months.

HSK 7-9

汉景帝削减诸侯的封地，引发了七国之乱。

Hàn Jǐngdì xuējiǎn zhūhóu de fēngdì, yǐnfā le Qīguó zhī Luàn.

Emperor Jing of Han cut back the vassal lords' lands, which set off the Rebellion of the Seven States.

Tips

history

Led by 刘濞, King of Wu, the kings rose against the minister 晁错's plan to shrink their fiefs, under the slogan 诛晁错，清君侧 'execute Chao Cuo and clear the ruler's side'. Emperor Jing had Chao Cuo executed, but the revolt went on until the general 周亚夫 crushed it. Afterwards the vassal kingdoms lost most of their power.

usage

A popular story ties the 七 of 乱七八糟 'a total mess' to this rebellion and its 八 to the 八王之乱 War of the Eight Princes. It is a folk explanation, not a proven origin.

Stroke Order

七 qī

国 guó

之 zhī

乱 luàn