East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Later Jin
936–947
The Later Jin (936–947) was the third of the Five Dynasties in northern China, founded by the Shatuo Turk Shi Jingtang, who won the throne with Khitan Liao military aid—ceding the strategic Sixteen Prefectures (including modern Beijing) to the Liao and accepting vassal status. This cession haunted China for centuries.
- Existed
- 936–947
- Shown on the map
- AD 911–921, 936–946 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 788k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Later Jin (936–947) was the third of the Five Dynasties in northern China, founded by the Shatuo Turk Shi Jingtang, who won the throne with Khitan Liao military aid—ceding the strategic Sixteen Prefectures (including modern Beijing) to the Liao and accepting vassal status. This cession haunted China for centuries. His successor's defiance provoked a Liao invasion that ended the dynasty in 947.
Common questions
- What was Later Jin?
- The Later Jin (936–947) was the third of the Five Dynasties in northern China, founded by the Shatuo Turk Shi Jingtang, who won the throne with Khitan Liao military aid—ceding the strategic Sixteen Prefectures (including modern Beijing) to the Liao and accepting vassal status. This cession haunted China for centuries.
- When did Later Jin exist?
- Later Jin existed 936–947. On this map it is drawn AD 911–921, 936–946.
- How large was Later Jin?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Later Jin covered about 788,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Later Jin (Five Dynasties) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_Jin_(Five_Dynasties)
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