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Jin dynasty

Type Object Region China Time 1115–1234

The Jin dynasty was a Jurchen regime founded by Wanyan Aguda in 1115, with Huining as its supreme capital and later Zhongdu as its seat;…

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  1. 1115–1120Jin Supreme Capital, Huining Prefecture · NortheastIn 1115 Wanyan Aguda proclaimed himself emperor and founded the Jin, establishing the capital at Huining, integrating the Jurchen tribes and absorbing Liao institutions, laying the political and military foundation for subsequent wars against the Liao and Song.
  2. 1125–1127North China and the Central Plains · North ChinaIn 1125 the Jin army destroyed the Liao; in 1127 it launched the Jingkang Incident, capturing Emperors Huizong and Qinzong and occupying the lands north of the Yellow River. The Jin expanded from a Northeast regime into an empire ruling North China, forming a long-term standoff with the Southern Song.
  3. c. 1121–1130Circuits of North China · WorldIn the 1120s the Jin implemented the meng'an mou-ke system alongside Han-style prefectures and counties in North China, established bureaucratic institutions such as the Bureau of Military Affairs and the Department of State Affairs, consolidated rule over newly occupied territories, and formed a military standoff with the Southern Song along the Huai-Yangtze line.

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