Jin imperial army
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The Jin imperial army was the central military force of China's Western Jin dynasty, responsible for defending and expanding imperial authority during its brief unification of the empire in the 3rd–4th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jin forces | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
court-appointed professional generals
ⓘ
imperial princes serving as generals ⓘ |
| commandStructure | hierarchical command under imperial generals ⓘ |
| country | Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedWith | collapse of Western Jin central authority ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
border defense
ⓘ
campaigns against non-Han groups in the north ⓘ internal power struggles among Jin princes ⓘ |
| era | Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Chang’an
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Western Jin unification of the empire
ⓘ
post-Three Kingdoms unification of China ⓘ |
| influencedBy | military institutions of the Cao Wei state ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| objective |
maintenance of Western Jin territorial integrity
ⓘ
projection of imperial power across the empire ⓘ |
| operatedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Jin central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cao Wei imperial army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
campaigns against rival warlords
ⓘ
protection of the imperial capital ⓘ suppression of internal rebellions ⓘ |
| recruitment |
conscription of peasant households
ⓘ
incorporation of former Cao Wei troops ⓘ use of hereditary military households ⓘ |
| role |
central military force of the Western Jin dynasty
ⓘ
defense of imperial territory ⓘ expansion of imperial authority ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Court of the Western Jin dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jin emperor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ |
| used |
archers
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cavalry ⓘ chariots (in limited roles) ⓘ crossbows ⓘ infantry ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ spears ⓘ swords ⓘ traditional Chinese weapons ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Jin forces