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 | | The Jin Dynasty (1115-1234; Anchu in Jurchen), also known as the Jurchen dynasty, was founded by the Wanyanclan of the Jurchen, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later. |
 | | Founded in 1115 in northern Manchuria, it successfully annihilated in 1125 the Liao Dynasty which had held sway over Manchuria and the northern frontier of China for several centuries. |
 | | On January 9, 1127 Jin forces ransacked Kaifeng, capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, capturing both Emperor Qinzong, and his father, Emperor Huizong, who had abdicated in panic in the face of Jin forces. |
| www.hceis.com /ChinaBasic/History/Jin1dynasty%20history.htm (332 words) |
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