Editing Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (section)

== Name ==
{{Main|Names of China}}

The Jin dynasty was officially known as the "Great Jin" (大金), with ''Jin'' meaning "gold". The Jurchen word for "gold", and therefore also for their state name, was ''alchun''.{{sfn|Kane|2009|p=4-165}}<ref>{{Citation |last=René Grousset |title=A History of Central Asia |page=136 |year=1970 |url=https://archive.org/details/empireofsteppes00grou |edition=reprint, illustrated |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=978-0-8135-1304-1 |url-access=registration}}</ref> Furthermore, the Jin emperors referred to their state as China, ''Zhongguo'' ({{lang|zh|中國}}) (“Middle Kingdom”), just as some other non-Han dynasties.{{sfn|Zhao|2006|p=7}} Non-Han rulers expanded the definition of "China" to include non-Han peoples in addition to Han people whenever they ruled China.{{sfn|Zhao|2006|p=6}} Jin documents indicate that the usage of "China" by dynasties to refer to themselves began earlier than previously thought.{{sfn|Zhao|2006|p=24}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| c = 金朝
| p = Jīncháo
| w = {{tone superscript|Chin1 Ch'ao2}}
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|j|in|1|.|ch|ao|2}}
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|g|am|1|-|c|iu|4}}
| mnc_v = Aisin Gurun
| lang1 = Khitan
| lang1_content = Nik, Niku
| monr = Altan Ulus
| c2 = 大金
| p2 = Dà Jīn
| ci2 = {{IPAc-yue|d|aai|6|-|g|am|1}}
| l2 = Great Jin
| bpmf = ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ
| tp = Jincháo
| tp2 = Dà Jin
| w2 = {{tone superscript|Ta4 Chin1}}
| bpmf2 = ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
| mi2 = {{IPAc-cmn|d|a|4|.|j|in|1}}
| j = Gam1 ciu4
| j2 = Daai6 gam1
}}