Eastern Jin dynasty
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The Eastern Jin dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty (317–420 CE) that ruled southern China from its capital at Jiankang after the fall of the Western Jin.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Jin dynasty canonical | 10 |
| Eastern Jin | 1 |
| Eastern Jin period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Eastern Jin dynasty Context triple: [Jiankang, historicalPeriod, Eastern Jin dynasty]
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Western Jin dynasty
The Western Jin dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty (266–316 CE) that briefly reunified China after the Three Kingdoms period before collapsing into internal strife and invasions.
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Jin dynasty
The Jin dynasty was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty that ruled northern China from the early 12th to the early 13th century, known for its military strength, conflicts with the Song and Mongol empires, and significant architectural and cultural developments.
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Later Jin
Later Jin was a 17th-century Manchu-led dynasty in northern China that preceded the Qing dynasty and played a key role in the fall of the Ming.
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Northern and Southern dynasties period
The Northern and Southern dynasties period was an era of political fragmentation and cultural flourishing in China (roughly 4th–6th centuries CE), marked by rival northern and southern regimes before the country’s reunification under the Sui dynasty.
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Later Zhou
Later Zhou was a short-lived Chinese dynasty of the Five Dynasties period that briefly unified much of northern China in the mid-10th century before being succeeded by the Song dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eastern Jin dynasty Target entity description: The Eastern Jin dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty (317–420 CE) that ruled southern China from its capital at Jiankang after the fall of the Western Jin.
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Western Jin dynasty
The Western Jin dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty (266–316 CE) that briefly reunified China after the Three Kingdoms period before collapsing into internal strife and invasions.
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Jin dynasty
The Jin dynasty was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty that ruled northern China from the early 12th to the early 13th century, known for its military strength, conflicts with the Song and Mongol empires, and significant architectural and cultural developments.
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Later Jin
Later Jin was a 17th-century Manchu-led dynasty in northern China that preceded the Qing dynasty and played a key role in the fall of the Ming.
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Northern and Southern dynasties period
The Northern and Southern dynasties period was an era of political fragmentation and cultural flourishing in China (roughly 4th–6th centuries CE), marked by rival northern and southern regimes before the country’s reunification under the Sui dynasty.
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Later Zhou
Later Zhou was a short-lived Chinese dynasty of the Five Dynasties period that briefly unified much of northern China in the mid-10th century before being succeeded by the Song dynasty.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese imperial dynasty
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historical state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dong Jin
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Jiankang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jiankang (modern Nanjing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currency | Chinese cash coins ⓘ |
| dynasticPredecessor | Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticSuccessor | Liu Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 420 ⓘ |
| eraName |
Jianwu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yonghe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Emperor Yuan of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Liu Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Emperor Yuan of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
4th century
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5th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Chinese calligraphy
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literati culture in southern China ⓘ political fragmentation of northern China ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Emperor Gong of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
conflicts with Sixteen Kingdoms states
NERFINISHED
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wars with Former Qin ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Fei River
NERFINISHED
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Rebellion of Su Jun NERFINISHED ⓘ Uprising of Sun En ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Ge Hong
NERFINISHED
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Huan Wen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tao Yuanming NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Dao NERFINISHED ⓘ Xie An NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms period
NERFINISHED
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Sixteen Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Three Kingdoms period (indirectly via Western Jin) ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Confucianism ⓘ Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | Sima clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 317 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Southern and Northern Dynasties period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Eastern Jin dynasty Description of subject: The Eastern Jin dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty (317–420 CE) that ruled southern China from its capital at Jiankang after the fall of the Western Jin.
Referenced by (12)
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