Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the dynastic period?1115–1234
2. What is the ruling clan?Wanyan clan of the Jurchen people
3. Who started the Jin dynasty and how did it begin?Wanyan Aguda was a Jurchen leader who led a rebellion against the Liao dynasty and became emperor in 1115, founding the Jin dynasty.
4. Why did the Jin rulers learn and use Han Chinese culture?Because most people in their empire were Han Chinese, the Jin adopted Han customs, laws, and Confucian ideas to govern better and be accepted.

Jurchen: An Tungistic people from Manchuria who founded and ruled the Jin dynasty.
Wanyan Aguda: The founder and first emperor of the Jin dynasty, who led the rebellion against the Liao.
Sinicization: The process by which non-Han Chinese cultures adopt Chinese customs and practices.
Genghis Khan: The founder of the Mongol Empire, whose military campaigns led to the Jin dynasty's downfall.