Jin Dynasty
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The Jīn Dynasty (1115–1234),[1] also known as the Jurchen Dynasty, was founded by the Wanyan (完顏 Wányán) clan of the Jurchens.[2] These were the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later.
[change] History
The Jin Dynasty was founded in northern Manchuria, The founder was Wanyan Aguda (完顏阿骨打).[3]
The Jurchens' early rival was the Liao Dynasty.[2]
[change] References
- ↑ The name is sometimes written as Jinn to differentiate it from an earlier Jìn Dynasty of China whose name is spelled identically in the Roman alphabet.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mote, Frederick W. (2003). Imperial China 900-1800, p. 271.
- ↑ Holcombe, Charles. (2011). A History of East Asia : from the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-first Century, p. 129.
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| Preceded by Liao Dynasty |
Dynasties in Chinese history 1115-1234 |
Succeeded by Mongol Empire |
