Battle of Yamen
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The Battle of Yamen was a decisive 1279 naval engagement in which Mongol-led Yuan forces destroyed the last major Song fleet, leading to the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty and the end of the Song imperial line in China.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Yamen canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Yashan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fall of the Song dynasty
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unification of China under the Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Southern Song dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Mongol campaign to conquer Southern Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | final major battle between Yuan and Southern Song ⓘ |
| combatant |
Mongol-led Yuan forces
NERFINISHED
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Song imperial fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Lu Xiufu
NERFINISHED
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Zhang Hongfan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Shijie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 1279-03-19 ⓘ |
| era | late 13th century ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | coastal waters off present-day Guangdong Province ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Yuan–Song transition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedDynasty |
Southern Song dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedRuler | Emperor Bing of Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Yamen, Guangdong
NERFINISHED
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near modern Xinhui District, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China ⓘ |
| militaryConsequence | elimination of organized Song naval resistance ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lu Xiufu
NERFINISHED
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Zhang Hongfan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Shijie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
death of many Song loyalists
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destruction of the last major Song fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Mongol–Song War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence | establishment of Yuan dynasty rule over former Song territories ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Xiangyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Song historical chronicles
NERFINISHED
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Yuan Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pearl River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of the Southern Song dynasty
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decisive Yuan victory ⓘ end of the Song imperial line ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Mongol rule over all of China
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ended the Song imperial court in exile ⓘ marked the final defeat of the Southern Song dynasty ⓘ |
| theater | South China Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1279 ⓘ |
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