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::''Not to be confused with the [[Western Jin Dynasty]] (265-317), or the Later Jin Dynasty, later renamed the [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] (1616-1911).''

::''For other dynasties called Jin, see [[Jin dynasty (disambiguation)]].''

*''Ended: [[1234]]''

*''Dates: [[1122]]-[[1234]]''

*''Chinese'': 金 ''(Jīn)''

*''Chinese'': [[金]] ''(Jīn)''

The Jin Dynasty was a [[Jurchen]] dynasty which ruled northern China, conquering the [[Northern Song Dynasty]] in [[1127]] and claiming most of the land north of the [[Huai River]]. The dynasty is known for its Sinicization, and developments in [[Daoism|Daoist]] thought and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] art. By the "High Jin," c. [[1165]]-[[1206]], the Jin claimed to be the true successors to the Northern Song, over the [[Southern Song Dynasty|Southern Song]].

The Jin Dynasty was a [[Jurchen]] dynasty which ruled northern China, conquering the [[Northern Song Dynasty]] in [[1127]] and claiming most of the land north of the [[Huai River]]. The dynasty is known for its Sinicization, and developments in [[Daoism|Daoist]] thought and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] art. By the "High Jin," c. [[1165]]-[[1206]], the Jin claimed to be the true successors to the Northern Song, over the [[Southern Song Dynasty|Southern Song]].