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Song-Jin Alliance Against Liao

Type Event Region Asia Time 1120

After Jin forces captured Liaoyang in 1116, the Northern Song and the emerging Jin dynasty established contact by sea and formally concluded the Alli…

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  1. 1116Kaifeng · HenanNews of the Jin capture of Liaoyang reached the Northern Song court; Emperor Huizong and ministers Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others judged Liao's power to be declining and discussed allying with Jin to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun.
  2. 1116From the Jurchen homeland to the Song-Jin maritime liaison zone · ChinaThrough exchanges of envoys and maritime channels, the two sides agreed on a pincer attack on Liao: Jin would attack from the northeast, Song would send forces from the south along the Yanshan line, forming the framework of an alliance to destroy Liao.

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