An emperor named Zhao Kuangyin, also known as emperor Taizu began the Song dynasty in 960 after the Tang dynasty lost power in 755. I would bet that Taizu was a confident man. In the early 12th century northern Song was invaded by the evil Jurchens, who destroyed the existing capital city. Consequently, China's land was split into Northern Song and Southern Song and the capital city was moved to Hangzhou. In the devastating year for the people of Song, 1279, an intelligent man named Emperor Kublai Khan destroyed the Song empire and decided to start his own dynasty, the Yuan.
Wow, that sounds a lot like the American civil war, and my blog is about the Tang dynasty and all my research says they declined in 907 A.D. so who knows which is correct.
ReplyDeleteTo me it seems that even though they are ancient they still have good war tactics.I am also agreeing with the comment above mine by Jacob saying "its like the civil war."
ReplyDeleteWow! I learned a lot from reading your blog. I think it's interesting that the Song dynasty only lasted for a short amount of time. And I wonder why Emperor Kublai Khan destroyed the Song dynasty.
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