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金代

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn dài

Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 Nǚ zhēn people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation

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the Jin Era, the time of the Jin dynasty (Jurchen dynasty) (1115-1234)

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