Battle of Xiangyang
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The Battle of Xiangyang was a pivotal 13th-century siege in which Mongol forces captured the key Song dynasty fortress city of Xiangyang, opening the way for the conquest of southern China.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Xiangyang canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Mongol siege forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Southern Song
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuan Mongols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Mongol Empire
ⓘ
Battles involving the Song dynasty ⓘ Sieges in China ⓘ |
| cityDefended | fortress city of Xiangyang ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Kublai Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderFor |
Kublai Khan, Mongol side
ⓘ
Song generals Lü Wenhuan, Song side ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege warfare ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defender | Song dynasty garrison ⓘ |
| duration | approximately six years ⓘ |
| endDate | 1273 ⓘ |
| eraOfWarfare | pre-gunpowder siege warfare in East Asia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mongol advances into the Yangtze River valley
ⓘ
siege of key Song cities in southern China ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | on the Han River ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Yuan–Song transition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Hubei NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiangyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
introduction of large counterweight trebuchets by the Mongols
ⓘ
prolonged blockade and siege operations ⓘ |
| opponent |
Mongol Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | fall of Xiangyang to Mongol forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mongol conquest of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Mongol campaigns against the Song dynasty ⓘ |
| relatedDynasty |
Southern Song dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Mongol–Song War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Mongol victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive in undermining Song defensive system in central China
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pivotal turning point in the Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty ⓘ |
| startDate | 1267 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
broke key Song defensive line on the Han River
ⓘ
opened the way for Mongol conquest of southern China ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
counterweight trebuchet
ⓘ
siege engines ⓘ |
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