Khitan Third Invasion of Goryeo (1018)

Name: Khitan Third Invasion of Goryeo (1018)
Start: 1018
End: 1019

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1018–1019

In 1018 the Liao launched a third major expedition against Goryeo under Xiao Paiya, crossing the Yalu southward;…

Timeline

1018Liao Supreme Capital, Linhuang Prefecture · Liao dynastyLiao emperor Shengzong, citing Goryeo's refusal to pay tribute, border friction, and the failure of the previous two campaigns to secure full submission, again ordered an expedition against Goryeo, appointing Xiao Paiya as commander-in-chief.
1018Yalu River · Korean PeninsulaLiao forces, claiming hundreds of thousands, crossed the Yalu River, captured Goryeo's northwestern cities, and drove back Goryeo's border troops, penetrating deep into the peninsula's northwest.
1019Guju · GoryeoLiao forces were decisively defeated at Guju by a Goryeo counterattack under Gang Hanzan, with the main force scattering and fleeing north; this was the Liao's last large-scale military expedition against Goryeo.