金朝

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn cháo

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  1. 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
朝
cháo · dynasty; morning
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1–2 · Jin1 chao2

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  1. the Jin dynasty (Jurchen dynasty) (1115-1234)

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Exact source record金朝 金朝 [Jin1 chao2] /Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真[Nu:3 zhen1] people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty/