Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
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The Jin dynasty, officially the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Wanyan clan that existed between 1115 and 1234. It is also often called the Jurchen dynas
Jin "iron pagoda" cavalry
Stone tortoise in Ussurisk, believed to be the gravesite of a 12th century Jurchen leader
Statue of Vaisravana, Jin dynasty
Liao or Jin dynasty swords
Mongol Empire
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The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, e
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
…ethnically Han Chinese. Over the course of the Jin's rule, their emperors adapted to Han customs and even fortified the Great Wall against the ascendant Mongol Empire. The Jin also oversaw a number of internal cultural advances, such as the revival of Confucianism. In 1211, the Mongols, led by Genghis Khan, invaded…
The empire's Turkic name, kür uluγ ulus, in the letter from Güyük Khan to Pope Innocent IV
A 1278 portrait of Genghis Khan
Temüjin being proclaimed as Genghis Khan, as illustrated in a 15th-century Jami' al-tawarikh manuscript
Coronation of Ögedei Khan in 1229 as the successor of Genghis Khan. By Rashid al-Din, early 14th century.