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    Zhongdu (中都; 'Central capital') was the capital of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) of China, located in modern-day Beijing, specifically in southwestern part...
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  • Zhongdu is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese characters 中都, meaning "Central Capital". It may refer to: Zhongdu, the capital of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty...
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    and Zhongdu fell to the Mongols in 1215. Jurchen Princess Qiguo was married to Genghis Khan in exchange for relieving the Mongol siege upon Zhongdu (Beijing)...
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    Wade–Giles: Nan-ching Zhongdu: During the 12th-century Later Jin dynasty, it was known as Zhongdu. Chinese: 中都; pinyin: Zhōngdū; lit. 'Central Capital'...
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    lasted for four years and ended in 1215 with the capture of the Jin capital Zhongdu. His general Jebe annexed the Central Asian state of Qara Khitai in 1218...
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    Zhongdu Wetlands Park (traditional Chinese: 中都濕地公園; simplified Chinese: 中都湿地公园; pinyin: Zhōngdū Shīdì Gōngyuán) is a wetland in Zhongdu Region, Sanmin...
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    China. In 1153, the Jurchen Jin made Beijing their "Central Capital", or Zhongdu. The city was besieged by Genghis Khan's invading Mongolian army in 1213...
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    of court officials and a new palace city built at Dadu and Zhongdu (the ruins of Zhongdu in Zhangbei County can be seen until today). In 1308 the Goryeo...
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    It was actually in use among the Turks and Mongols before the fall of Zhongdu, in reference to the Jin emperors of Manchuria. It is traditionally written...
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  • North China. After Emperor Xuanzong fled south to Kaifeng, the city of Zhongdu fell to the Mongols after a long siege on 31 May 1215. Although the city...
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