East Asia · Confederacies, Han and the steppe
Jinhan confederacy
drawn on the map AD 1–377
Jinhan was a confederacy of about twelve statelets in the southeastern peninsula (Gyeongju region), c. 1st century BCE – 4th century CE. Like Byeonhan it was iron-rich and traded widely. Its leading polity, Saro, evolved into the kingdom of Silla, which absorbed the others.
- Shown on the map
- AD 1–377
- Peak area
- 24k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Jinhan was a confederacy of about twelve statelets in the southeastern peninsula (Gyeongju region), c. 1st century BCE – 4th century CE. Like Byeonhan it was iron-rich and traded widely. Its leading polity, Saro, evolved into the kingdom of Silla, which absorbed the others. Jinhan is associated in later tradition with refugees from Qin China, though this is legendary.
Common questions
- What was Jinhan confederacy?
- Jinhan was a confederacy of about twelve statelets in the southeastern peninsula (Gyeongju region), c. 1st century BCE – 4th century CE. Like Byeonhan it was iron-rich and traded widely. Its leading polity, Saro, evolved into the kingdom of Silla, which absorbed the others.
- When is Jinhan confederacy shown on the map?
- The border data draws Jinhan confederacy AD 1–377. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was Jinhan confederacy?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Jinhan confederacy covered about 24,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Jinhan confederacy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinhan_confederacy
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