Jin

proper noun

1. A marchland (c. 1046–677 BC) and duchy (677–376 BC) of the Zhou Kingdom around the river.
2. A titular principality of the Wei Empire (est. AD 264) and other later Chinese states.
3. An empire in China (AD 265–420) established by Sima Yan's overthrow of the Wei and replaced by barbarian conquerors in the north and Liu Yu's Song Empire in the south.
4. Synonym of Sima: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
5. The late 3rd to early 5th century, the era during which the Sima clan were the legitimate emperors of China.
6. A prefecture of imperial China centered on Linfen, Shanxi.
7. Former name of Linfen as the seat of the prefecture.
8. An realm in early-10th century Shaanxi loyal to the Tang after their overthrow by the Later Liang.
9. The Later Jin, a short-lived empire in 10th-century Shaanxi; the 930s and '40s, the era of this empire.
10. Synonym of Shi: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
11. A Chinese dialect family (code cjy) spoken by about 45 million people in Shanxi and adjacent provinces.
12. A prefecture of imperial China centered on Ankang, Shaanxi.
13. Former name of Ankang as the seat of the prefecture.
14. 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.
15. Synonym of Wanyan: the dynasty which ruled this empire.
16. Synonym of Jurchen: the Tungusic people who ruled this empire.
17. The 12th to early 13th century, the era during which the Wanyan clan were the legitimate emperors of northern China.
18. Synonym of Qing: the Chinese empire, dynasty, and era, (particularly) during the years 1616 to 1636, prior to the formal declaration of the Qing.
19. A prefecture of imperial China centered on Luyang, Hunan.
20. Former name of Luyang as the seat of the prefecture.