Jin State

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Jin State was a powerful feudal kingdom during China’s Spring and Autumn period, known for its military strength and pivotal role in the political balance among the Zhou dynasty states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zhou dynasty vassal state ⓘ
ancient Chinese state ⓘ
capital Jiang (絳) ⓘ
Jiangzhou (絳州) ⓘ
Xintian (新田) ⓘ
chineseName 晉 ⓘ
dividedInto Han (state) ⓘ
Wei (state) ⓘ
linked to: state of Wei

Zhao (state) ⓘ
linked to: state of Zhao
divisionRecognitionYear 403 BC ⓘ
divisionRecognizedBy King Weilie of Zhou ⓘ
endCause partition by Han, Zhao, and Wei ⓘ
endTime 453 BC ⓘ
existedDuring Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
Western Zhou period ⓘ
early Warring States period ⓘ
foundedBy Tang Shuyu ⓘ
founderFather King Cheng of Zhou ⓘ
governmentForm hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hegemonUnder Duke Wen of Jin ⓘ
historicalSource Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan ⓘ
knownFor complex aristocratic clan politics ⓘ
hegemony among Zhou states ⓘ
military strength ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn Northern China ⓘ
linked to: North China

Shanxi region ⓘ
linked to: Shanxi Province
mainRival Chu (state) ⓘ
linked to: State of Chu

Qi (state) ⓘ
linked to: State of Qi

Qin (state) ⓘ
linked to: state of Qin
militarySystem aristocratic chariot warfare ⓘ
notableClans Fan clan ⓘ
Han clan ⓘ
Wei clan ⓘ
Zhao clan ⓘ
Zhonghang clan ⓘ
notableRuler Duke Dao of Jin ⓘ
Duke Mu of Jin ⓘ
linked to: Duke Mu of Qin

Duke Ping of Jin ⓘ
Duke Wen of Jin ⓘ
Duke Xian of Jin ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Chengpu ⓘ
partOf Chinese Bronze Age political system ⓘ
playedRoleIn balance of power among Zhou states ⓘ
predecessor Tang (state) ⓘ
regionToday modern Shanxi Province ⓘ
linked to: Shanxi Province
rulingClan Ji (姬) clan ⓘ
linked to: Ji clan
socialStructure powerful noble lineages ⓘ
startTime 11th century BC ⓘ
vassalOf Zhou dynasty ⓘ
wonBattle Battle of Chengpu ⓘ

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