刘渊

1

310年，刘渊死，其子刘聪杀兄自立为帝。

In 310 , Liu Yuan died , his son Liu Cong killed his brother and secured the throne .
2

308年（永嘉二年），刘渊称帝，迁都平阳（今山西临汾县），接着派大军进攻洛阳。

In 308 , Liu Yuan declared himself emperor and move the capital to Pingyang ( southwest of now Linfen city , Shanxi ) and waged his army to attack Luoyang .
3

304年（永兴元年），刘渊开始起兵。很快发展到五万人，定都于离石（山西离石），建国号“汉”，自称汉王，胡、汉各族很多人归附他。

In 304 , he launched a campaign to overthrow the Jin government and soon his armies expanded as much as 50000 . Establishing capital at Lishi ( now Lishi in Shanxi province ) .
4

石勒出身羯族，曾被卖为家奴，刘渊称汉王时，他参加起义。

Liu Yuan assumed himself King of Han and the Han and other minorities were all his subjects . Shi Le , sold as family servant , was Jie minority and attended the uprising while Liu Yuan called as King of Han .