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The Dayin Dynasty is fictional, but the drama borrows heavily from real historical aesthetics and court structures.
Pursuit of Jade is not based on one real historical case or dynasty. Dayin is a fictional setting created to give the drama flexibility with politics, costume, and plot.
What makes the show feel “real” is that it borrows recognizable building blocks from multiple Chinese dynastic periods.
Titles, offices, and court ceremony borrow from recognizable imperial governance patterns.
The sets, household rituals, and costume language are designed to feel rooted even when the dynasty name is invented.
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No. It is a fictional dynasty built from familiar historical references.
Not exactly. It is fictional, but it still uses historically legible ideas, roles, and aesthetics.