After the loss of Jiankang, the capital of Liang dynasty, Jingzhou came to be the refuge for those educated functionary classes and their followers to make efforts to rebuild their former regime.

• 建康沦陷后，地居长江上游的荆州，凭藉其“分陕”体制框架内的权利资源走上历史前台，并成为建康士族孑遗者的栖息地。江陵士族集聚并重建政权的战争，显性战线有两条，即歼灭侯景以复国、削平宗室以集权。