Song conquest of Later Shu

Song conquest of the Later Shu
Date	December 8, 964 – February 11, 965
Location	Later Shu
Result	surrender and annexation of the Later Shu
Belligerents
Song Dynasty	Later Shu
Commanders and leaders
Emperor Taizu of Song; ; ; ; ; Cao Bin;	Meng Chang ; Wang Zhaoyuan (POW); (POW); ; ; †;

The Song Conquest of the Later Shu was a 964–965 war between the Song dynasty and its southwestern neighbor, the Later Shu. Despite natural barriers, the Later Shu defense proved extremely incompetent, and the Later Shu emperor Meng Chang surrendered within 70 days of the Song invasion.

Notes and references[]

^ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 5.
^ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 6.

(in Chinese) Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian (續資治通鑑長編) [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian].

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[xzztjcb5-1] Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 5.

[xzztjcb6-2] Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 6.

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