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Kaifeng (Under Jin Occupation)

Type Object Region East Asia Time 1131–1140

After the Jingkang Incident, Kaifeng came under Jin rule and became the core of Jin's Nanjing (Bianjing) provincial administration.…

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  1. 1131–1133Kaifeng Prefecture city · Henan ProvinceThe Jin dynasty established the seat of Nanjing Circuit at the former Northern Song capital, gradually attracting refugees and restoring farmland and markets; Kaifeng turned from a war ruin into the administrative center of Jin's rule in North China.
  2. 1134–1137Yellow River dikes outside Kaifeng · Henan ProvinceYellow River flooding threatened the walls and grain transport; the Jin court organized dike repairs and river dredging, and Kaifeng's defenses and waterworks became the material foundation for maintaining rule in North China.
  3. 1138–1140Jin Nanjing Circuit government offices district · Henan ProvinceAs Song-Jin confrontation intensified during the Shaoxing era, Kaifeng served as a base for Jin's southern campaigns' logistics and tax collection; garrisons, granaries, and relay station networks inside and outside the city supported the northern front.

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