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Jin Dynasty State System

Type Object Region Northeast Asia Time 1115–1234

The political-military framework of the Jurchen Jin dynasty established after Wanyan Aguda's 1115 enthronement, blending Jurchen customs with Liao an…

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  1. 1115Shangjing Huining Prefecture · Heilongjiang ProvinceWanyan Aguda declared himself emperor at Huining, taking the state name Great Jin and era name Tianfu, establishing central offices while retaining Jurchen consultative customs, marking the transformation from tribal confederation to centralized monarchical dynasty.
  2. 1118–1120Yan-Yun region · Yan-YunAfter Jin forces captured the Liao's Southern Capital, they began absorbing Liao official systems and Han Chinese governance experience, applying differentiated rule to Khitans, Bohai, and Han Chinese, expanding the state system from a single-tribe polity into the embryo of a multiethnic empire.

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