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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Collection of facts about the Jin-Song wars

This post is a collect ion of facts about the Jin-Song wars (1125-1234). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

Preceded by Jurchen tribes rebelling against Liao dynasty and establishing the Jin dynasty (1115)
Jin allied with Song against Liao
Jin agreed to cede the Sixteen Prefectures to Song
Jin defeated Liao and did not cede the Sixteen Prefectures to Song
Jin attacked Song in 1125 and sieged capital Bianjing (Kaifeng) in 1126
Jin and Song agreement involving annual indemnity which was broken
Jingkang Incident: Jin sieged Bianjing and Qingzong captured in 1127
Song imperial family moved to Lin'an (Hangzhou) in southern China and established the Southern Song dynasty
Treaty of Shaoxing (1142) established border between Jin and Song
Battle of Caishi (1161)
Song allied with Mongols and invaded Jin in 1233
Jin collapsed in 1234
Followed by Mongols conquering Song in 1279