Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
- Period
- 1235–1279
- Sides
- Mongols & Yuan vs Southern Song
- Battles
- 4
The Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty was the final phase of the Mongol conquest of China, beginning under Ögedei Khan and being completed under Kublai Khan. It is considered the last great military achievement of the Mongol Empire; upon its completion, the Mongols ruled all of continental East Asia under the Han-style Yuan dynasty that had been founded as a division of the Mongol Empire.
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Battles 4
1259
Siege of Diaoyucheng
The siege of Diaoyucheng, alternatively the siege of Diaoyu Castle, was a battle between the Southern Song dynasty and the Mongol Empire in 1259. It occurred at the Diaoyu Fortress in modern-day Hechuan District, Chongqing, China. Möngke Khan, the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, lost his life in this battle, making it the only battle where the Mongols lost their khagan during their campaigns of conquest. This battle was preceded by the siege of Baghdad in 1258. The siege of Diaoyucheng was a setback for the Mongol conquest.
1267–1273
Battle of Xiangyang
The Battle of Xiangyang was a protracted series of battles between the Yuan dynasty and the Southern Song dynasty from 1267 to 1273. The battle was a significant victory for the Yuan dynasty and ended a 30-year defensive campaign waged by the Southern Song dynasty, allowing Yuan forces to advance into the Southern Song heartland. The capture of Xiangyang also allowed the Yuan dynasty to take control of the Han and Yangtze rivers, thereby depriving the Southern Song dynasty of two formidable natural barriers. The defeat devastated the Southern Song dynasty, which collapsed several years later at the Battle of Yamen.
1276
Fall of Lin'an (1276)
In early 1276 the Yuan army under Bayan reached Lin'an (Hangzhou), the Southern Song capital, and Grand Empress Dowager Xie and the child Emperor Gong surrendered the city without a fight. Song loyalists fled south and fought on until the Battle of Yamen in 1279.
1279
Battle of Yamen
The Battle of Yamen, also known as the Battle of Yashan, was a naval battle which took place in southern China on 19 March 1279. It is considered to be the last stand of the Song dynasty against the invading forces of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
Earlier and later events nearby
- c. AD 400Founding of the Mỹ Sơn sanctuary
- AD 938Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)
- 1010Lý dynasty moves the capital to Thăng Long (Hanoi)
- 1235–1279Mongol conquest of the Song dynastyThis page
- 1279Battle of Yamen
- 1288Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)
- 1757Qing restricts Western trade to Canton
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