Eastern Jin

Eastern Jin was a state in South China and Taiwan (East Asia) that lasted from 317 to 420 CE, about 103 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

The Jin court in exile south of the Yangtze after the north fell to the Sixteen Kingdoms. It beat Former Qin at the Fei river in 383, and its age produced the calligrapher Wang Xizhi and the poet Tao Yuanming.

See Eastern Jin on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

317 to 420 CE

Duration

103 years

Type

State

Region

South China and Taiwan, East Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Jiankang (Nanjing)

Came from

• Western Jin 266 to 316 CE

Became

• Liu Song dynasty 420 to 479 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 372 Buddhism reaches Korea

Neighbours in East Asia

• Silla 57 BCE to 668 CE
• Goguryeo 37 BCE to 668 CE
• Baekje 18 BCE to 660 CE
• Kofun period c. 250 to 538 CE
• Northern Wei 386 to 535 CE
• Zhangzhung c. 500 BCE to 644 CE
• Buyeo c. 200 BCE to 494 CE
• Gaya confederacy c. 42 to 562 CE
• Tuyuhun c. 285 to 670 CE
• Liu Song dynasty 420 to 479 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia

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