公元291—311年,八大宗王互相火并,相继擅权,前后约占西晋一朝五分之二的时间,集中体现了那个朝代政治体制的主要特色。本文从见载僚佐的人数、籍贯、门望、辟除等客观指标入手,寻索幕府主宾关系的旧传统和新变化,比较八王所凭赖的资源条件优劣,从而对隐伏其中的历史演化机理做出若干富有启发性的论析。 In AD 291-311, the eight great kings joined each other in fire and succeeded in their own right, occupying about one-fifth of the time in the Western Jin Dynasty and concentrating on the main features of the dynastic political system. This article starts with the objective indexes such as the number, place of origin, gate of the countrymen, and excuse me, searching for the old traditions and new changes of the relations between the masters and the guests, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the resource conditions that the eight kings depend on, Evolution mechanism to make a number of illuminating analysis.