History of Jin

Author: Song Dejin
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Features: The Jin Dynasty was established by the Jurchen people and lasted for 120 years. During this period, significant and profound changes occurred in northern Chinese society, which not only affected the Jin homeland but also had a major impact on the development of the Southern Song Dynasty of the same period and later Chinese history. The Jin Dynasty holds an undeniable historical position. This book makes some beneficial explorations or innovations in writing style, historical source utilization, and viewpoints and methods. For example, it changes the traditional structure of dynastic history books, which usually organize the content by historical developmental stages, interspersing political and economic systems, and briefly introducing culture at the end, while dividing the book into five sections: The Rise and Fall of the Jin Dynasty, Socio-Economic Conditions, Political Systems, Culture and Technology, and Social Life, presenting a comprehensive and multi-faceted view of Jin history. In terms of historical source utilization, in addition to relying primarily on official and private historical documents, it also emphasizes the use of inscriptions, archaeological materials, as well as notes and poems, expanding the sources of historical materials. In terms of methods, in addition to using traditional historical methods, it also employs methods from other related disciplines. The author of this book has long been engaged in the study of Liao and Jin history and is a renowned expert in this field, having written numerous monographs and dozens of papers. This book is a summary of his decades of research on Jin history and represents an important achievement in the study of Jin history.