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Advancement of Jurchen sinicization policies

Type Event Region Northeast China Time 1131–1140

Through the reigns of Emperors Taizong and Xizong in the 1130s, the Jin continued promoting Jurchen sinicization: abolishing Bojile deliberation, est…

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  1. 1135–1137Huining Prefecture · HeilongjiangAfter Jin Emperor Xizong Wanyan Dan took the throne, reformers such as Wanyan Xiyin and Han Qixian progressively abolished the traditional Jurchen Bojile aristocratic deliberation system, replacing it with a Chancellor of the Three Departments heading all central officials, clearing the way for full adoption of Han official systems.
  2. 1138Huining Prefecture · HeilongjiangIn the eighth month the new Three Departments and Six Ministries system and official-conversion regulations were formally promulgated, converting former Jurchen, Liao, and Song posts into a unified scheme, establishing ranks, fiefs, and enfeoffment systems, and regulating official dress and regalia; in the ninth month the Yanjing Privy Council was converted into the Branch Secretariat, ending the dual north-south governing system.
  3. 1139–1140Yanjing · BeijingThe Jin restored the imperial examination; in Tianjuan 3 the north-south selection system was formally established, with examinations held separately in north and south to select Han and defected scholars for office. The proportion of Han officials rose yearly, and Han culture became an important component of Jin orthodox ideology.

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