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Northern Song Unification Wars

Type Event Region China Time 963–975

From 963 to 975, Song founder Zhao Kuangyin and his brother Taizong Zhao Guangyi launched a series of military campaigns, successively destroying Jin…

Timeline

  1. 963Jingzhou · Central ChinaSong forces marched out under the pretext of 'borrowing passage to attack Shu', swiftly conquering Jingnan (Nanping) and opening the westward route to Ba-Shu.
  2. 965Chengdu · SichuanSong forces entered Shu via Jingnan, broke through Later Shu's defenses; Later Shu ruler Meng Chang surrendered to Song, and Ba-Shu was incorporated into Northern Song territory.
  3. 971Guangzhou · GuangdongSong forces marched south to conquer Southern Han, recovering key Lingnan territories and further extending Northern Song influence in the south.
  4. 975Jinling · JiangsuSong forces besieged Jinling; Southern Tang ruler Li Yu surrendered, bringing the wealthy Jiangnan region into Northern Song and marking a staged climax of the unification wars.

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