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Zhongdu, Jin Capital

Type Object Region North China Time 1153–1215

Zhongdu, in present-day southwest Beijing, was the Jin capital built after the move of 1153 under Hailing Wang, modeled on Bianjing, and destroyed an…

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  1. 1153–1161Jin Zhongdu city · YouyanJin Hailing Wang ordered the capital moved from Shangjing Huining Fu to Yanjing, renaming it Zhongdu, and on a large scale built palace city, imperial city and outer city, with wards and palaces modeled on Bianjing; Zhongdu became the core capital and military command center of Jin rule in North China.
  2. 1215Jin Zhongdu city · YouyanIn 1215 Genghis Khan sent Muqali south to capture Jin Zhongdu; palaces and wards were burned, forcing Jin Xuanzong to move the capital to Nanjing (Kaifeng), reducing Zhongdu from imperial capital to ruins and greatly shifting North China's political landscape.

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