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Asked by Mr.curiosity | Jan. 24, 2009 22:07
About:Jin Dynasty

i've been told there is a southern and northern jin dynasty but not an eastern and western. Im confused :< well thanks for the info. anyway :)

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Answered by Mr.Chang from Taiwan(or whatever) | Feb. 10, 2009 19:40
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It's called that way because of the relative locations of their capitols.

North Jin got their ass kicked by foreign invaders and set up another capitol in the south, hence South Jin.

The same logic goes for the Han Dynasty. To oversimplify, there was a civil uprising, so the capitol changed from the western Chang'an to the eastern Luoyang, which is why it's called West Han and East Han.
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Answered by Mr.Chang from Taiwan | Feb. 10, 2009 19:48
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Sorry, it's east and west Jin, but it's still according to the relative position of the capitol.
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