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Jin Army Captures Liao's Supreme Capital

Type Event Region Asia Time 1120

In 1120, Jin generals Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang captured Liao's Supreme Capital Linhuangfu, dealing a fatal blow to Liao's rule.

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  1. 1120Supreme Capital Linhuangfu · Inner MongoliaEmperor Taizu of Jin ordered Zonghan, Zongwang, and others to lead armies south and besiege Liao's Supreme Capital. Liao commanders including Yelu Tabuye led resistance, but reinforcements never arrived and the city ran out of food, leaving the defense precarious.
  2. 1120Supreme Capital Linhuangfu · Inner MongoliaJin forces breached the outer city and palace city of the Supreme Capital, routing the Liao garrison. They captured large quantities of treasuries, documents, and ancestral ritual vessels, ending the Supreme Capital's status as Liao's political center for over two hundred years.
  3. 1120Toward Liao's Western Capital Datongfu · ShanxiAfter the Supreme Capital fell, Emperor Tianzuo led his remnants westward; the Liao court-in-exile moved through the Western Capital, Yunzhong, and other places, with most of the realm lost and only a corner in the northwest surviving.

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