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1 day ago · China - Song Dynasty, Economy, Culture: The Bei Song (also known simply as the Song) was the last major Chinese dynasty to be founded by a coup d’état. Its founder, Zhao Kuangyin (known by his temple name, Taizu), the commander of the capital area of Kaifeng and inspector general of the imperial forces, usurped the throne from the ...
- Song Culture, Art, Economy
China - Song Culture, Art, Economy: The Song was an era of...
- Invasion, Song, Dynasty
China - Invasion, Song, Dynasty: During the next decades an...
- Song Culture, Art, Economy
1 day ago · For example, the Song dynasty is divided into the Northern Song and the Southern Song, with the Jingkang Incident as the dividing line; the original "Song" founded by the Emperor Taizu of Song was therefore differentiated from the "Song" restored under the Emperor Gaozong of Song.
3 days ago · Empress Wu is considered one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history due to her strong leadership and effective governance, which made China one of the world's most powerful nations.
1 day ago · China - Song Culture, Art, Economy: The Song was an era of great change in most facets of Chinese life. Some of these developments were the outgrowths of earlier patterns, while others were largely born under that dynasty.
10 hours ago · China - Invasion, Song, Dynasty: During the next decades an uneasy coexistence prevailed between the Mongols in northern China and the Song state in the south. The Mongols resumed their advance in 1250 under the grand khan Möngke and his brother Kublai Khan—grandsons of Genghis Khan.
21 hours ago · The Ming dynasty (/ m ɪ ŋ / MING), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China.
4 days ago · The Imperial Mausoleums of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1279) are located at the piedmont of Wangling Mountain on the two banks of the Wuluo River in Gongxian County of Henan Province. The mausoleum is 15 km long from south to north, and 10 km wide from east to west.
