The Jin dynasty (1115–1234), also known as the Jurchen dynasty, is founded by the Wanyan clan of the Jurchens, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing dynasty some 500 years later.

The name is sometimes written as Jinn to differentiate it from an earlier Jìn dynasty of China whose name is identically spelled using the Latin alphabet.The Jurchen tribes are united by the chieftain and later first Jin emperor, Wanyan Aguda, who overthrows the Khitan Liao dynasty.

During the reign of Aguda's successor, the Jin declare war against the Song dynasty and conquer much of northern China.

The Song are forced to flee south of Yangtze River.

The Jin dynasty falls after their defeat against the rising Mongol Empire, a steppe confederation that had formerly been a Jurchen vassal.