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Longxing Peace Accord

Type Event Region China Time 1164

1164 treaty between Song and Jin during the Longxing era: Southern Song ceased vassalage, treated Jin as uncle-nephew (annual tribute of 200,000 each…

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  1. 1163–1164Lin'an · Zhejiang ProvinceAfter the Song army's disastrous 1163 northern expedition at Fuli, Jin forces counterattacked into Huainan and the peace faction gained the upper hand in the Song court. Emperor Xiaozong of Song sent envoys to negotiate with Jin, and secret talks began.
  2. 1164Huai River border · ChinaBoth sides agreed: Song would no longer submit as vassal to Jin, instead observing uncle-nephew relations; annual tribute of 200,000 taels of silver and 200,000 bolts of silk; the border restored to the Huai River–Dasanguan line of the Shaoxing peace accord; Song ceding Shang and Hai prefectures to Jin; neither side to induce the other's surrender.
  3. 1164–1165Lin'an · Zhejiang ProvinceOnce the accord formally took effect, Song and Jin ceased hostilities and border trade resumed. The Song court changed its era name to Qiandao; though Emperor Xiaozong was reluctant, he devoted the next decade-plus to domestic affairs, and Song-Jin relations entered a relatively stable period.

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