Jin Iron Pagoda Heavy Cavalry

Timeline

1. c. 1125–1135Jurchen homeland and North China front · NortheastDuring its conquest of Liao and southward invasion, the Jin dynasty organized Jurchen heavy cavalry into the Iron Pagoda, each rider with three horses and both horse and rider heavily armored, coordinating with Guazima light cavalry and infantry archers to form the core of Jin field-battle shock forces.
2. 1140Yancheng · HenanIn Yue Fei's great victory at Yancheng in 1140, Jin forces under Wuzhu attacked the Song army with Iron Pagoda and Guazima but were routed by a counterattack from the Beiwei infantry and cavalry, showing that heavy cavalry was not invincible under certain terrain and tactics.
3. 1141–1150Garrison areas on the north bank of the Huai River and in North China · North ChinaAfter the 1141 Shaoxing peace treaty halted large-scale southern invasions, the Iron Pagoda remained as the Jin army's strategic reserve and frontier elite, stationed north of the Huai River and in North China, deterring the Southern Song and suppressing internal rebellions.