Mongol Sack of Zhongdu

Timeline

1. 1215Zhongdu · Beijing MunicipalityAfter the walls were breached, Mongol troops systematically slaughtered Zhongdu's residents, leaving corpses across the city and its population sharply reduced. The massacre lasted about a month and became one of the most notorious destructive events of Mongol conquests.
2. 1215Zhongdu · Beijing MunicipalityMongol troops looted the court treasuries and burned palaces and temples; Zhongdu, a capital developed by the Jin dynasty over decades, was reduced to ruins and remained sparsely populated for decades.