金代 Traditional form: 金代 Pinyin (reading): Jīndài Definitions: Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 ( Nüzhēn) people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty Characters: 金 - gold, metal; money 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace Traditional characters: 金 - gold, metal; money 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace