Jin Supreme Capital, Huining Prefecture

Timeline

1. 1115Huining Prefecture · HeilongjiangWanyan Aguda declared himself emperor and founded Jin, establishing the capital at Huining Prefecture; the Supreme Capital became the political and military center of the emerging Jurchen regime.
2. c. 1120–1125Jin Supreme Capital Huining Prefecture · HeilongjiangDuring the reign of Emperor Taizong of Jin, the Supreme Capital was expanded, with imperial and outer walls built, six ministries established following Han models, and Liao and Song institutions adopted; the city's scale grew markedly.
3. 1153Jin Supreme Capital Huining Prefecture · HeilongjiangHailing Wang moved the capital to Zhongdu (present-day Beijing), reducing the Supreme Capital to a secondary capital; the political center shifted south and the Supreme Capital gradually declined.