Song_conquest_of_Later_Shu

Song conquest of Later Shu

Song conquest of Later Shu

964–965 war in China

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

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Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 5.
  2. [2]
    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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