Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
Invasion of Song-dynasty China by the Mongol Empire from 1235 to 1279 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty or the Song-Yuan War beginning under Ögedei Khan (r. 1229–1241) and completed under Kublai Khan (r. 1260–1294) was the final step of the Mongol conquest of China. With the conquest the Mongols ruled all of the continental East Asia under the Yuan dynasty (a division of the Mongol Empire). It is also considered the Mongol Empire's last great military achievement.[2]
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Mongol conquest of China and Kublai Khan's campaigns | |||||||||
Mongol invasion of the Southern Song dynasty (1234–79) | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Belligerents | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Over 600,000[lower-alpha 1] | unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Very heavy | Very heavy |
Close