Rule By Foreigners The Northern Xianbei massacred the people of Luoyang because of the emperor’s absurd acts. Luoyang was merely powerful compared to the Xianbei, they were more than 5 times Luoyang. Obviously, the emperor, Xiaowen, sought power and dominance, so he stormed up a plan which included altering personalities by force. At this time, many people of the Xianbei were moving into Luoyang because of its good economy. The emperor took advantage of this to make his kingdom more powerful, he set a law which ordered everyone from Xianbei to change their personalities, language, last names, and culture to make them more Chinese. The emperor wanted this because he wanted complete power over China. The Xianbei who lived in Luoyang, obeyed …show more content…
The Xianbei who reisded in the North however, did not bother to change their way of living. They just lived life like they used to. As time passed, the people of Luoyang became arrogant and started looking down upon the Xianbei, who were mostly herdsmen, the ‘Chinese’ believed they were far superior and laughed at the natives. Insults were shot at the Xianbei. The Xianbei were tired of being mistreated like inferiors, and soon enough; they stood up for their rights and revolted against Luoyang. They charged into the bustling city and massacred every single person who resided in Luoyang.
Landowners & Sheltered Families The Equal Fields System was created as a balance to sustain a kingdom. At one point in history, taxes were so immense people gave up their freedom and everything they owned to take the weight of levies off their backs. The Chinese dynasty was slowly falling apart as people pulled away from their duties. The residents joined the rich people to free themselves from taxes, however this had a negative effect too. Their land and freedom was taken away, their property was given to the rich they joined. When this happened they were considered part of the wealthy inhabitant’s family, however they were treated more like