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Jin (Korean state)
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This article is about a state in the Korean Peninsula. For the Chinese state, see Jin (Chinese state). For other uses, see Jin.
Not to be confused with the later Balhae kingdom, originally named Jin.
The state of Jin (Korean pronunciation: [tɕin]) was a confederacy of statelets which occupied some portion of the southern Korean peninsula from the 4th to 2nd centuries BCE, bordering the Korean Kingdom of Gojoseon to the north. Its capital was somewhere south of the Han River. It preceded the Samhan confederacies, each of which claimed to be the successor of the Jin state.[1]
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Quick Facts 진국辰國, Capital ...
Jin state 진국 辰國 | |||||||||||
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4th century BCE–2nd century BCE | |||||||||||
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Capital | Not specified | ||||||||||
Common languages | Unknown | ||||||||||
Religion | Shamanism | ||||||||||
Government | Tribal confederacy | ||||||||||
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Historical era | Ancient | ||||||||||
• Establishment | 4th century BCE | ||||||||||
• Succeeded by Samhan | 2nd century BCE | ||||||||||
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Today part of | South Korea North Korea |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Jin | |
Hangul | 진국 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jinguk |
McCune–Reischauer | Chin'guk |
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