What were the Jurchen tribes/confederations in the 11th-12th centuries?

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I don't think there was any tribal organisation as such. Starting with Wanyan Wugunai circa mid-11th century, the Wanyan Tribe became dominant among the Jurchens. Successive Wanyan chieftains gradually unified the Jurchen tribes as hereditary jiédùshǐ of the Liao Empire, and also took the Jurchen title of begile.

By 1115, the new begile Wanyen Akuta (Wanyan Aguda) revolted against the Khitan Liao Empire, founding the Jurchen Great Jin Empire in the process. So You might justifiably call the Great Jin the "highest tribal organisation" of 12th century Jurchens.


This is an incomplete list of Jurchen clans around the rise of the Wanyan:

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