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- noun One of the
Tungusic people who inhabited the region ofManchuria until the 17th century. - proper noun An extinct language of China, related to
Manchu .
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Examples
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The Jurchen were a Tungusic Manchu people whose homeland was in northern Manchuria and the adjacent region of southeastern Siberia across the Amur River.
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He was a Jurchen, which is one particular barbarian tribe, and he got together with a bunch of other barbarians, and said "Hey, were like different kinds of barbarians, which is weak cause those Han Chinese are so super awesome, so let's be a new type of barbarian, and we can say that we are super awesome too."
Chinalyst - China blogs in English Yan Xishan 2010
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Who knew that there was a chemist named "Jurchen", or a rice variety named "Khazar".
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Jan Jurchen has been working for almost a year to crochet more than 300 hats for people who have to face the elements on the streets.
Oregon Woman Crochets Hundreds Of Hats For Homeless The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Jan Jurchen has been working for almost a year to crochet more than 300 hats for people who have to face the elements on the streets.
Oregon Woman Crochets Hundreds Of Hats For Homeless KPTV Portland 2010
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Jan Jurchen has been working for almost a year to crochet more than 300 hats for people who have to face the elements on the streets.
Oregon Woman Crochets Hundreds Of Hats For Homeless KPTV Portland 2010
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In 1234, after conquering Korea, Ogedei put an end to the Jurchen Dynasty and incorporated the rest of northern China into the Mongol Empire.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 3 Tibetan Lamas and Mongol Patrons 2009
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After 1400, the Ming government made a military arrangement with the Jurchen similar to that which they had forged with the Uriyangkhai.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 4 The Pagmodru, Rinpung, and Tsangpa Hegemonies 2009
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The Tibetan kingdom of Tsongka had been conquered and incorporated into the Jurchen Empire in 1182, although the Jurchen never conquered the Tanguts.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 4 The Pagmodru, Rinpung, and Tsangpa Hegemonies 2009
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The Mongols forced the Jurchen to sign a peace treaty in 1214.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 3 Tibetan Lamas and Mongol Patrons 2009
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