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Later Jin

Second of the Shatuo dynasties of the Five Dynasties period in northern China, 936 to 946.

Rouran epoch Göktürk epoch Uyghur epoch Kirghiz epoch

Rouran First Göktürk Tang rule Second Göktürk Uyghur Kirghiz Huns Western Göktürk Türgesh Karluk Khazar

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Rouran 400–554
First Göktürk 552–630
Tang rule 630–682
Second Göktürk 682–744
Uyghur 744–840
Kirghiz 840–924
Huns 370–469
Western Göktürk 552–659
Türgesh 699–766
Karluk 766–800
Khazar 650–969

The Later Jin, 936 to 946, was the second of the dynasties formed by the Shatuo Turks.^[1] The Later Tang preceded it, and the Later Han followed it.^[1] Its history fits the pattern of the short-lived border dynasties of the time.^[1]

References

^ a b c d Golden 1992, p. 165

Literature

Peter B. Golden, An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples (1992)

What links here3

States: Later Han · Later Tang
Peoples: Shatuo

Cite this article

Yavuz, Emre-E. “Later Jin.” Turkic Atlas, revised 20 October 2026. https://turkicatlas.org/polities/later-jin/

Last revised: 20 October 2026