Jin (Korean state)
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Jin was an ancient Korean confederate state that emerged in southern Korea during the early Iron Age, playing a key role in the development of later Korean polities.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age polity
ⓘ
ancient Korean state ⓘ confederate state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCultureLinkedTo | early Iron Age southern Korean culture ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
pre-Samhan period
ⓘ
pre-Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| culture | Korean ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | early Iron Age ⓘ |
| existedUntilCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baekje
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaya confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Silla NERFINISHED ⓘ formation of early Korean kingdoms ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Koreanic (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Korean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Korea ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Chinese historical records
ⓘ
Sanguo Zhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | development of later Korean polities ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose confederation of chiefdoms ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Byeonhan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jinhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahan NERFINISHED ⓘ Samhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCharacterizedBy |
dolmen culture
ⓘ
walled-town settlements ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Han River basin (hypothesized)
ⓘ
southwestern Korean Peninsula (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| religionAndRituals | shamanistic practices ⓘ |
| significance |
early political integration in southern Korea
ⓘ
transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Korea ⓘ |
| statusInHistoriography |
poorly documented
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semi-legendary ⓘ |
| successorPolities | Samhan confederacies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Chinese states
ⓘ
Yayoi Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
bronze artifacts
ⓘ
iron tools ⓘ |
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