Jin dynasty (Jurchen)

Jin dynasty (Jurchen) was an empire in North China (East Asia) that lasted from 1115 to 1234 CE, about 119 years. Its people spoke Tungusic languages (Jurchen, Manchu, Evenki).

Founded by the Jurchen chief Aguda in Manchuria. It destroyed the Liao, took north China from the Song in 1127 and made Beijing a capital, until the Mongols conquered it in 1234.

See Jin dynasty (Jurchen) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1115 to 1234 CE

Duration

119 years

Type

Empire

Region

North China, East Asia

Language family

Tungusic

Capital

Huining, later Zhongdu (Beijing) and Kaifeng

Came from

• Liao dynasty 916 to 1125 CE
• Jurchen tribes c. 926 to 1616 CE

Became

• Mongol Empire (north China) 1215 to 1271 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1185 Battle of Dan-no-ura

Neighbours in East Asia

• Northern Song 960 to 1127 CE
• Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE
• Heian period 794 to 1185 CE
• Liao dynasty 916 to 1125 CE
• Western Xia 1038 to 1227 CE
• Southern Song 1127 to 1279 CE
• Kamakura shogunate 1185 to 1333 CE
• Mongol Empire (north China) 1215 to 1271 CE
• Guge kingdom c. 967 to 1630 CE
• Tibetan era of fragmentation 842 to 1264 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia

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