The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279, founded by Emperor Taizu of Song after he usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and conquered the rest of the Ten Kingdoms. During the Northern Song, the capital was Bianjing (now Kaifeng); after the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty seized the north in the Jin-Song wars, the court retreated south of the Yangtze and ruled the Southern Song from Lin'an (now Hangzhou). Technology, science, philosophy, mathematics and engineering flourished during the Song era: it was the first government in world history to issue paper banknotes, the first Chinese government to maintain a permanent standing navy, and its scholars recorded the first known chemical formula for gunpowder. Neo-Confucian philosophy, expanded civil-service examinations and rapid growth in printing and urban commerce marked Song society. The Mongol-led Yuan dynasty conquered the Southern Song in 1279 after the Battle of Yamen, reuniting China.
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Government Type CapitalBianjing (now Kaifeng) during the Northern Song; Lin'an (now Hangzhou) during the Southern Song, from 1127 1 Government type (class) Classification
Status (Extant or Former) The Song Dynasty
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Why is the Song dynasty divided into a Northern and a Southern period?
Because the Jin conquest of the north in 1127 forced the court south to a new capital at Lin'an.
The division marks the moment the dynasty lost its northern heartland. The Northern Song, from 960 to 1127, ruled from the capital Bianjing, now Kaifeng. After the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty seized the north in the Jin-Song wars, the court retreated south of the Yangtze and set up a new capital at Lin'an, now Hangzhou, in 1127. That Southern Song court lasted until the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty conquered it in 1279.
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The golden age is the Song dynasty's flourishing
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The Southern Song was conquered by the Yuan in 1279.
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Qiu Chuji (10 February 1148– 22 August 1227), courtesy name Tongmi (通密), also known by his Taoist name Master Changchun, was a renowned Taoist master from late Southern Song/Jin dynasty and a famous disciple of Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen School.
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The Song dynasty ( SUUNG) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
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during the Northern Song (960-1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) ... the Song court retreated south of the Yangtze and established its capital at Lin'an (now Hangzhou).
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an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279
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ruled from 960 to 1279
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The Song dynasty ( SUUNG) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.
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The Song dynasty ( SUUNG) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
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