Yin may refer to:
*the dark force in the
yin and yang
Yin and yang ( and ) is a Chinese philosophy, Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. In Chinese cosmology, the universe creates itself out of a primary chaos of material energy, organized into the c ...
from traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine
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Yīn (surname)
Yīn () is a Chinese surname. It is derived from the name of the capital of the Shang dynasty. A 2013 study found that it was the 126th most common surname, being shared by 1,470,000 people or 0.110% of the population, with Jiangsu being the provi ...
(), a Chinese surname
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Yǐn (surname)
Yin () is a Chinese surname. In 800 BCE, Bo Jifu, a renowned judge during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou, held the position of Yin (equivalent to First Minister or most favored Minister) and changed his name to Yin Jifu. During the era of the Im ...
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Shang dynasty
The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and ...
, also known as the Yin dynasty
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Yinxu
Yinxu (modern ; ) is the site of one of the ancient and major historical capitals of China. It is the source of the archeological discovery of oracle bones and oracle bone script, which resulted in the identification of the earliest known Chine ...
or Yin, the Shang dynasty capital now in ruins
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Yin (Five Dynasties period)
The Yin () was a short-lived kingdom during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period which lasted from 907 to 960 and bridged the time between the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the foundation of the Song Dynasty.
Rebellion from Min
The Min ki ...
, a short-lived kingdom during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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Yin Mountains
The Yin Mountains, also known by #Names, several other names, are a mountain range stretching across about of northern China. They form the southeastern border of the Gobi Desert and cross the Chinese provinces of Inner Mongolia and Hebei. Amon ...
, a mountain range in Inner Mongolia and Hebei province in China
*Yin (, ''yǐn''), an office of early China sometimes equivalent to prime minister and sometimes to governor
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Prime minister (Chu State)
The post of prime minister (), translated as prime minister or chancellor, was an official government position established in the Chu state during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (771 – 475 BCE).
King Wu of Chu (reigned 740 – ...
, known in Chinese as Lingyin.
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