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Jin Prefecture (Shanxi)
Jin Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Jinzhou, was a zhou (country subdivision), prefecture of imperial China. Its seat—also known as Jinzhou—was at Pingyang (modern Linfen, Shanxi). History Jin was created from Tang Prefecture (Shanxi), Tang Prefecture (, ''Tángzhōu'') in AD 528 under the Northern Wei list of Chinese dynasties, Dynasty. It was named for the Jin River (Shanxi), Jin River that also gave its name to the Jin (Chinese state), Jin march, duchy, and Sima Jin, empire. Under the Sui dynasty, Sui, it was renamed Linfen Commandery (, ''Línfénjùn''). Under the Tang dynasty, Tang, it was renamed Pingyang Commandery (, ''Píngyángjùn''). It held 103,100 people in 28,250 households ; 97,505 people in 21,617 households in 639; and 429,221 people in 64,836 households in 742. Geography Jin Commandery in the Tang dynasty lay around modern Linfen and Hongtong in Shaanxi. See also * Jin Prefecture (other), Other Jin Prefectures * Jinzhou (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin River (Shaanxi)
Jin is a Chinese tones, toneless pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC * Jin dynasty (266–420) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin * Jin (Later Tang precursor) (晉國; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Later Jin (Five Dynasties) (後晉; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Jīn 金 * Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (金朝), also known as the Jurchen Jin * Later Jin (1616–1636) (後金; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty Others * Jin (Korean state) (辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation * Balhae (698–713), originally known as Jin (震) Places * Jin Prefecture (Shanxi) (晉州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |