#DOTD: Sima Yi #司馬懿 (179–251), minister and strategist of the Cao-Wei 曹魏, and arch-nemesis of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 (181–234). He laid the foundations for the Jin 晉, founded by his grandson in 266.
#OTD 249 CE in #ChineseHistory: #Coup at Gaoping Tomb #高平陵之變. Sima Yi #司馬懿 (179–251), regent of Wei #魏 Emperor Cao Fang 曹芳, staged a coup d'état against his co-regent Cao Shuang 曹爽 when the latter was visiting the #imperial tombs outside the capital with the emperor.