Jin

A Chinese surname, given 29th among the Hundred Family Surnames.

(historical) A prefecture of imperial China centered on Ankang, Shaanxi.

(historical) Former name of Ankang as the seat of the prefecture.

(historical) An empire in northern China (AD 1115–1234) established by an invasion of Liao by the Wanyan Jurchens and overthrown by an invasion of the Mongols.

(historical) Synonym of Wanyan: the dynasty which ruled this empire.

(historical, ethnography, uncommon) Synonym of Jurchen: the Tungusic people who ruled this empire.

(historical, chiefly Chinese contexts) The 12th to early 13th century, the era during which the Wanyan clan were the legitimate emperors of northern China.

(historical) Synonym of Qing: the Chinese empire, dynasty, and era, (particularly) during the years 1616 to 1636, prior to the formal declaration of the Qing.