Song conquest of Northern Han
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Song dynasty |
Northern Han dynasty Liao dynasty | ||||||
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Emperor Taizong of Song Pan Mei |
Northern Han: Liu Jiyuan Yang Ye Liao: Yelü Sha Yelü Xiezhen † |
The Conquest of Northern Han by Song (Chinese: 宋灭北汉之战) occurred in 979, when the forces of the Song Dynasty captured the Northern Han capital of Taiyuan in present-day Shanxi Province after a two-month siege. A relief attempt by the forces of the Liao Dynasty, which was allied to Northern Han, was easily defeated by the Song. Yelü Dilie, a cousin of Emperor Jingzong of Liao, was killed along Yelü Sha's son Yelü Deli (Chinese: 耶律德裏).
Notes and references[]
- (in Chinese) Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian (續資治通鑑長編) [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian].
Categories:
- 979
- 10th century in China
- Wars involving the Song dynasty
- Wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Northern Han
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