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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

Sources

Wikipedia: Song dynasty, Song-Đại Việt War, Jin-Song wars, Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty, Battle of Xiangyang