Jin
A river (晉水) in Shanxi Province, China, emptying into the Fen River.
A marchland (c. 1046–677 BC) and duchy (677–376 BC) of the Zhou Kingdom around the river.
A Chinese surname.
A titular principality of the Wei Empire (est. AD 264) and other later Chinese states.
An empire in China (AD 265–420) established by Sima Yan's overthrow of the Wei and replaced by barbarian conquerors in the north and Liu Yu's Song Empire in the south.
Synonym of Sima: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
The late 3rd to early 5th century, the era during which the Sima clan were the legitimate emperors of China.
A river (Jin River, 晉江／晋江 (Jìnjiāng)) in Quanzhou Municipality, Fujian, China, emptying into the Taiwan Strait.
A prefecture of imperial China centered on Linfen, Shanxi.
Former name of Linfen as the seat of the prefecture.
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