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Jin move of the capital to Yanjing (Zhongdu)

Type Event Region North China Time 1153

In 1153 Jin's Hailing Wang Wanyan Liang moved the capital from Huining in the northeast to Yanjing, renamed it Zhongdu, and massively built the imper…

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  1. 1153Yanjing · North ChinaHailing Wang Wanyan Liang ordered Yanjing elevated to the new Jin capital, renamed Zhongdu, and began planning the imperial city, palace city, and capital construction to replace Huining Prefecture as the political center.
  2. 1153Yanjing · North ChinaCourt institutions and some imperial clansmen and officials migrated to Yanjing; the expansion of Zhongdu's walls and palace construction projects proceeded in succession, making North China the core of Jin's administrative and military dispatch.

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