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Western Jin dynasty

First part of the Jin dynasty (266-316).
Thing Nation Q1145470

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
nation, historical Chinese state[2]
Inception
265[5]
Part of
Jin dynasty[4]
Capital
Luoyang[3]
Continent
Asia[1]
Different from
Jin dynasty[13]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
316[6]
Replaced by
Eastern Jin dynasty, Cheng Han, Han Zhao, Former Liang[9][10][11][12]
Replaces
Cao Wei, Eastern Wu[7][8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sima Jin en Western Jin dynasty cs Západní Ťin de Westliche Jin de Westliche Jin-Dynastie fa دودمان جین غربی fi Läntinen Jin-dynastia fr dynastie Jin de l'Ouest he שושלת גי'ן המערבית id Dinasti Jin Barat ja 西晋 ko 서진 ko 서진 시대 ru Западная Цзинь ru Си Цзинь sv Västra Jin th ราชวงศ์จิ้นตะวันตก vi Tây Tấn zh 西晉 zh-hans 司马晋
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300018399
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts place ID
PL000000000102
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1zIPUR
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
74913
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121w18f1
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
term/720f009a-24f3-4378-8e8d-0c315919310f
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803121845623
Topic's main category
Category:Western Jin Dynasty

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🔗 Connections
Citizens 62
Liu Hui, Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yi, Chen Shou, Liu Shan, Emperor Hui of Jin, Ruan Ji, Sima Zhao +54 more
← Replaces 5
Han Zhao, Tuyuhun, Cheng Han, Former Liang, Eastern Jin dynasty
Replaced by 4
Han Zhao, Cheng Han, Former Liang, Eastern Jin dynasty
Things located in country 4
War of the Eight Princes, Liangzhou Qu, Yuyang Commandery, Yong Province
← Country of origin 3
Records of the Three Kingdoms, Treatise on the people of Wa, True Dharma Flower Sutra
Replaces 2
Cao Wei, Eastern Wu
← Replaced by 2
Cao Wei, Eastern Wu
Belongs to 1
Jin dynasty
Capital 1
Luoyang
Continent 1
Asia
Different from 1
Jin dynasty
Instance of 1
nation
Part of 1
Jin dynasty
Topic's main category 1
Category:Western Jin Dynasty
← Capital of 1
Luoyang
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Western Jin Dynasty
← Different from 1
Jin dynasty
← Main subject 1
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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Chen Shou Emperor Wu of Jin Liu Hui Sima Yi

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1zIPUR
    Instance of → nation, historical Chinese state
    Replaces → Cao Wei, Eastern Wu
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished → 316
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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