Jurchen tribes

Jurchen tribes appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Manchuria (East Asia) from c. 926 to 1616 CE, a span of 690 years. Its people spoke Tungusic languages (Jurchen, Manchu, Evenki).

Tungusic farmers, hunters and fur traders of the Manchurian forests. One branch built the Jin dynasty; the rest lived under Liao, Yuan and Ming overlordship until Nurhaci united them.

See Jurchen tribes on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 926 to 1616 CE

Duration

690 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Manchuria, East Asia

Language family

Tungusic

Came from

• Mohe c. 400 to 926 CE

Became

• Jin dynasty (Jurchen) 1115 to 1234 CE
• Later Jin 1616 to 1636 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1044 Gunpowder formula recorded
• 1185 Battle of Dan-no-ura
• 1281 Kamikaze wreck the Mongol fleet
• 1405 Zheng He's first voyage
• 1446 Hangul proclaimed
• 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea
• 1600 Battle of Sekigahara

Neighbours in East Asia

• Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 CE
• Northern Song 960 to 1127 CE
• Yuan dynasty 1271 to 1368 CE
• Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE
• Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE
• Heian period 794 to 1185 CE
• Unified Silla 668 to 935 CE
• Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate) 1603 to 1868 CE
• Muromachi shogunate 1336 to 1573 CE
• Balhae 698 to 926 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
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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