Editing Romance of the Three Kingdoms (section)

===End of the Three Kingdoms===
The long years of battle between Shu and Wei saw many changes in the ruling Cao family in Wei. The influence of the Caos weakened after [[Cao Rui]]'s death and state power eventually fell into the hands of the regent Sima Yi and subsequently to his sons, [[Sima Shi]] and [[Sima Zhao]].

In Shu, [[Jiang Wei]] inherited Zhuge Liang's legacy and continued to lead another [[Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions|nine campaigns]] against Wei for three decades, but ultimately failed to achieve any significant success. The Shu emperor [[Liu Shan]] also turned out to be an incompetent ruler who trusted corrupt officials. Shu gradually declined under Liu Shan's rule and was eventually [[Conquest of Shu by Wei|conquered by Wei forces]]. Jiang Wei attempted to restore Shu with the help of [[Zhong Hui]], a disgruntled Wei general, but their plan failed and Zhong Hui was killed by Wei troops while Jiang Wei died by suicide. Shortly after the fall of Shu, Sima Zhao died and his son, [[Emperor Wu of Jin|Sima Yan]], forced the last Wei emperor, [[Cao Huan]], to abdicate the throne to him. Sima Yan then established the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty]] to replace the state of Cao Wei.

In Wu, there had been internal conflict among the nobles since Sun Quan's death. The regents [[Zhuge Ke]] and [[Sun Chen]] consecutively attempted to usurp the throne but were eventually ousted from power and eliminated in coups. Although stability was temporarily restored in Wu, the last Wu emperor, [[Sun Hao]], turned out to be a tyrant. Wu, the last of the Three Kingdoms, was eventually [[Conquest of Wu by Jin|conquered by the Jin dynasty]]. The fall of Wu marked the end of the near century-long era of civil strife historically known as the Three Kingdoms period.