Jinhan confederacy

Jinhan confederacy
진한 (辰韓)
194 BC–4th Century CE
Jinhan is on the far right.
Jinhan is on the far right.
Common languagesHan
Religion
Shamanism
GovernmentConfederacy
Historical eraAncient
• Establishment
194 BC
• Submission to Silla
4th Century CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Jin (Korean state)
Silla
Today part ofSouth Korea
Jinhan confederacy
Hangul
진한
Hanja
辰韓
Revised RomanizationJinhan
McCune–ReischauerChinhan

Jinhan (Korean진한; Korean pronunciation: [tɕin.ɦan]) was a loose confederacy of chiefdoms that existed from around the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD in the southern Korean Peninsula, to the east of the Nakdong River valley, Gyeongsang Province. Jinhan was one of the Samhan (or "Three Hans"), along with Byeonhan and Mahan. Apparently descending from the Jin state of southern Korea, Jinhan was absorbed by the later Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.