have Jia Ya lead them. Jia Ya accepted the position of General Who Pacifies the West. Jia Ya set out with his army to Chang'an. The Inspector of Yongzhou, Qu Te (麴特), Administrator of Fufeng, Liang Zong (梁綜) and the Administrator of Xinping (新平县, in present-day Henan), Zhu Hui (竺恢) upon hearing Jia Ya's arrival, renounced their submission to Han Zhao and joined him. Jia Ya fought Liu Yao at Huangqiu (in present-day Tai'erzhuang District, Shandong), where he greatly routed his army. He then marched to attack his old friend, Peng Dangzhong and killed him. Jia Ya's success convinced many in the Guanxi (關西, west of Hangu Pass) to surrender to him as well, returning it under Jin control. Not long after, Jia Ya and his group received Yan Ding and the nephew of Emperor Huai, Sima Ye. Jia Ya continued to besiege Chang'an to the following year, finally forcing Liu Yao to retreat. Sima Ye was proclaimed as the new Crown Prince in Chang'an and Jia Ya was appointed as Grand General Who Conquers The West. However, Jia Ya would not hold onto his new position for long nor would he see the Crown Prince take the throne. Peng Dangzhong's son, Peng Tianhu (彭天護) attacked Jia Ya later in 312. He feigned retreat and Jia Ya chased him into the night. This proved to be a mistake, as he would fall into a gully and be captured by Tianhu, who then executed him. The new Jin regime continued under the guidance of Suo Chen and Qu Yun but would prove weak and ineffective. It would fall in 316 when Sima Ye (now Emperor Min of Jin) was captured by Han Zhao, putting an end to Western Jin. References Fang, Xuanling (ed.) (648). Book of Jin (Jin Shu). Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian 312 deaths Jin dynasty (266–420) generals