Editing Later Zhao (section)

=== Ran Min disturbance and fall ===
After Shi Shi ascended the throne, his half-brother, [[Shi Zun]] conspired with the generals to depose him, and among these generals was Shi Hu's adopted Han Chinese grandson, [[Ran Min|Shi Min]]. Shi Min was a powerful commander and favoured grandson of Shi Hu, who had adopted his father Shi Zhan, originally named [[Ran Zhan]]. To convince him into joining the plot, Shi Zun offered Shi Min the position of Crown Prince, which he accepted. Just a month into his reign, Shi Zun's forces overthrew Shi Shi, his regent and the empress dowager at Ye. However, after ascending the throne, Shi Zun reneged on his promise and appointed another nephew as the Crown Prince. Shi Zun even planned to assassinate Shi Min, but after the plan leaked, Shi Min led his troops to depose him. He installed Shi Zun's half-brother, [[Shi Jian]] to the throne, but real power in Ye was held by himself and his ally, [[Li Nong]]. In the old capital, Xiangguo, another son of Shi Hu, [[Shi Zhi]], began rallying a coalition to fight Shi Min.

While controlling Shi Jian, Shi Min survived three attempts on his life, which made him deeply wary of his followers. Seeing that the Jie and other tribespeople in Ye refused to submit, he decreed an infamous culling order, calling on his Han Chinese subjects to kill any ''hu'' person they find. Shi Min personally led his army to massacre the tribes in Ye, while also ordering his generals to purge their armies of tribespeople. The Jie and ''hu'' were identified by their high noses and full beards, but many of the people killed were also mistakenly-identified Han Chinese. In total, around 200,000 people were killed.

Shi Min killed Shi Jian and declared himself Emperor of [[Ran Wei|Wei]] in 350, changing his name to [[Ran Min]]. In response, Shi Zhi proclaimed himself the new Emperor of Zhao. At this point, the Later Zhao was on the verge of collapse. The Di general, [[Fu Hong]] led his forces west to occupy the Guanzhong, where his son [[Fu Jian (317–355)|Fu Jiàn]] founded the [[Former Qin|Former Qin dynasty]] in 351. The Xianbei general, [[Duan Kan]], also founded his short-lived state of [[Duan Qi]] in Shandong. From the northeast, the Former Yan began an invasion to establish themselves on the [[Zhongyuan|Central Plains]], while the Eastern Jin launched a series of northern expeditions to reclaim lost territory from the south.

For most of his reign, Shi Zhi was [[Ran Wei–Later Zhao War|besieged at Xiangguo]] by Ran Min's army. He was forced to make an alliance with the Former Yan and demoted his own title to King of Zhao. Despite eventually lifting the siege, he and his family were soon betrayed and slaughtered by his general, [[Liu Xian (Later Zhao)|Liu Xian]] in 351. The last member of the Shi clan, [[Shi Kun]] fled to the Eastern Jin at [[Jiankang]], where he was put to death.