Friday, July 11, 2025

Collection of facts about the Song dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Song dynasty (960 - 1279 AD). There are 11 facts listed below.

  • Succeeded Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  • Based in East China
  • Invention of gunpowder weapons
  • Rivalry with Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties
  • Northern Song period (960-1127)
  • Song-Đại Việt War (1075-1077)
  • Jin-Song wars (1125-1234)
  • Southern Song period (1127-1279)
  • Invaded by Mongol Empire (1235-1279)
  • Battle of Xiangyang (1268-1273)
  • Conquered by Yuan dynasty and Mongol Empire

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