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Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of northern China.

Kind: empire
Region: East Asia, Asia

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Cash of the Chinese Empire of the Tartar Emperor Shih Tsung under the regnal name Ta-Ting, 1161-1189

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Cash of the Chinese Empire of the Tartar Emperor Shih Tsung under the regnal name Ta-Ting, 1161-1189

1161 - 1189

Copper amulet. Obverse: within a broad raised rim around a square central aperture, four Chinese characters arranged in a cross, two of which mean: Ta ting. Reverse: within a broad raised rim around a square central aperture, four Chinese characters arranged in a cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object…

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