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Jurchen Large Script

Type Object Region Northeast Asia Time 1119–1200

The Jurchen Large Script was the official Jurchen writing system promulgated by the Jin dynasty, created by Wanyan Xiyin on the order of Emperor Taiz…

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  1. 1119–1120Shangjing Huining Prefecture · Heilongjiang ProvinceEmperor Taizu of Jin ordered Wanyan Xiyin to create the Jurchen Large Script by modeling it on Chinese and Khitan characters, for writing the Jurchen language, marking the establishment of a Jurchen national script and state educational system.
  2. 1120Shangjing Huining Prefecture · Heilongjiang ProvinceAfter its promulgation, the Jurchen Large Script was used for edicts, household registration documents, and stele inscriptions such as the Dajin Deshengtuo Stele, becoming the Jin dynasty's official standard for writing Jurchen alongside Chinese.

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