What Country Was Jincheng In?

Jincheng (Shanxi, China) lies within 16 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Han, from 1 BC to AD 299. The earliest state recorded here is Zhou states (500 BC).

Who ruled Jincheng?

Period (by border map)	Ruled by
500 BC – 201 BC	Zhou states
200 BC – 2 BC	Han Empire
1 BC – AD 299	Han
AD 300 – AD 499	Jin
AD 500 – AD 599	Toba Wei
AD 600 – AD 699	Sui Empire
AD 700 – AD 999	Tang Empire
1000 – 1299	Song Empire
1300 – 1399	Great Khanate
1400 – 1499	Ming Empire
1500 – 1649	Ming Chinese Empire
1650 – 1782	Manchu Empire
1783 – 1814	Qing Empire
1815 – 1919	Manchu Empire
1920 – 1937	Chinese Warlords
1938 – 1944	Chinese warlords
1945 – today	China

Map showing Jincheng in AD 100 — Border map for AD 100. See the world in AD 100.

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Historic cities nearby

Luoyang · about 100 km
Anyang · about 150 km
Kaifeng · about 160 km
Qufu · about 380 km

Battles and events within 200 km

Battle of Changping · 260 BC

Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

Lived	Person
259 BC – 210 BC	Qin Shi Huang	First Emperor of China
AD 602 – AD 664	Xuanzang	Buddhist monk and translator
AD 624 – AD 705	Wu Zetian	China’s only empress regnant
AD 927 – AD 976	Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song)	Founder of the Song dynasty
1103 – 1142	Yue Fei	Southern Song general

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.