Song dynasty

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Chinese imperial dynasty historical state

The Song dynasty was a major Chinese imperial dynasty (960–1279) known for its economic prosperity, urbanization, technological innovation, and flourishing arts and culture.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Song dynasty canonical	82
Northern Song dynasty	18
Southern Song dynasty	15
Northern Song	9
Song dynasty China	3
early Song dynasty	2
Jingkang era of Emperor Qinzong	1
Northern Song consolidation of China	1
Northern Song period	1
Song dynasty (initially, against Liao)	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese imperial dynasty ⓘ historical state ⓘ
administrativeSystem	civil service examination system ⓘ
capital	Kaifeng ⓘ surface form: Bianjing Hangzhou ⓘ surface form: Lin'an
conflict	Jin–Song Wars ⓘ Mongol–Song War ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalAchievement	Ci poetry ⓘ calligraphy ⓘ scholar-official painting tradition ⓘ
currency	copper cash coins ⓘ paper money ⓘ
dividedInto	Song dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northern Song Southern Song ⓘ
economicCharacteristic	commercialized agriculture ⓘ developed market economy ⓘ
endTime	1279 ⓘ
eraName	Song dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northern Song Southern Song ⓘ
event	Jingkang incident ⓘ
governmentForm	bureaucratic empire ⓘ monarchy ⓘ
knownFor	advances in printing technology ⓘ compass navigation ⓘ development of Neo-Confucianism ⓘ economic prosperity ⓘ flourishing arts and culture ⓘ gunpowder weapons development ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ maritime trade expansion ⓘ porcelain production ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ urbanization ⓘ
locatedInTime	Middle Ages ⓘ
neighbor	Jin dynasty ⓘ surface form: Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Liao dynasty ⓘ Western Xia ⓘ
notablePerson	Ouyang Xiu ⓘ Shen Kuo ⓘ Sima Guang ⓘ Su Shi ⓘ Zhu Xi ⓘ
notableRuler	Emperor Gaozong of Song ⓘ Emperor Huizong of Song ⓘ Emperor Taizong of Song ⓘ Emperor Taizu of Song ⓘ
officialLanguage	Classical Chinese ⓘ
populationPeak	over 100 million ⓘ
predecessor	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period ⓘ Later Zhou ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Daoism ⓘ
startTime	960 ⓘ
successor	Yuan dynasty ⓘ
technologicalInnovation	improvements in shipbuilding ⓘ movable-type printing ⓘ widespread use of gunpowder ⓘ

Referenced by (133)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China → historicalDynasty → Song dynasty ⓘ

Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → flourishedDuring → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → flourishedDuring → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Song dynasty

Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → firstDocumented → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Srivijaya Empire → interactedWith → Song dynasty ⓘ

Han Chinese → historicalStateFormation → Song dynasty ⓘ

Song dynasty → eraName → Song dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song

Song dynasty → dividedInto → Song dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song

Imperial China → includesDynasty → Song dynasty ⓘ

classical gardens of Suzhou → associatedDynasty → Song dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Hangzhou → wasCapitalOf → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Song dynasty

Yuan dynasty → predecessor → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Song dynasty

Mongol conquests → territoryIncludes → Song dynasty ⓘ

Mongol conquests → opponent → Song dynasty ⓘ

Ai → associatedWithDynasty → Song dynasty ⓘ

Jin dynasty → opponent → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Song dynasty

Mazu → mythologicalEra → Song dynasty ⓘ

Huizhou (historical region) → timePeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Gao → associatedDynastyOrPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Quanzhou → flourishedDuring → Song dynasty ⓘ

Goryeo → foreignRelation → Song dynasty ⓘ

Zhu Xi → birthPlace → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Song dynasty

Zhu Xi → countryOfCitizenship → Song dynasty ⓘ

Zhu Xi → era → Song dynasty ⓘ

Chinese Buddhism → historicalPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Mogao Caves → significantPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Middle Chinese → spokenInPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Kaifeng → servedAsCapitalOf → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Kaifeng → historicalPeriodOfProminence → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Huizhou → historicalPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Neo-Confucianism → flourishedInCentury → Song dynasty ⓘ

Shaanxi History Museum → collectionIncludesPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Mount Tai → culturalPeriodOfImportance → Song dynasty ⓘ

Mount Heng (Hengshan, Hunan) → associatedDynasties → Song dynasty ⓘ

Early Lê dynasty → foreignRelations → Song dynasty ⓘ

Yuelu Academy → foundedDuring → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Hakka people → historicalPeriodOfMajorMigration → Song dynasty ⓘ

Zhenwu → veneratedInDynasty → Song dynasty ⓘ

Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” → associatedWithDynasty → Song dynasty ⓘ

Tanka people → historicalPeriod → Song dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Taizu of Song → deathPlace → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song

Emperor Taizu of Song → dynastyFounded → Song dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Taizu of Song → periodRuled → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song

Southern Song → partOf → Song dynasty ⓘ

Southern Song → follows → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song

Jingkang incident → country → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Jingkang incident → location → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Jingkang incident → participant → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty

Jingkang incident → opponent → Song dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Song dynasty