Later Jìn (936-947, Liao Dynasty)

This article is about the specific polity Later Jìn (936-947, Liao Dynasty) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a Chinese Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Initially it was a vassal of the Liao Dynasty but became fully independent in 942 AD. It was located in northern China.

Establishment

November 936: The Later Tang dynasty ended in 936 when Shi Jingtang, son-in-law of Emperor Li Siyuan, rebelled, stormed the capital with the help of Khitan troops, and founded the Later Jin.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 939: The Liao Dynasty forced the Later Jin to cede the strategic Sixteen Prefectures to the Liao. Consisting of a region about 70 to 100 miles wide and including modern-day Beijing and points westward, it was considered a highly strategic region, and gave the Liao even more influence in North China.

July 942: After the death of the founder of the dynasty, Shi Jingtang, his nephew, adopted son and successor Shi Chonggui defied the Liao.