Song Dynasty Timeline

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  • Nov 19, 1127

    Population growth and agriculture.

    Population growth and agriculture.
    http://www.culture-4-travel.com/song-dynasty.htmlThe population of the Song dynasty rose extremley high thanks to its production of goods in the agricultural section. They rose up to the 100 millions when jurchen conquered the northern half of China. The growth of production brought growth in cities and population leading for more food to be created and more human labor.
  • Nov 19, 1130

    zhu Xi

    zhu Xi
    http://www.chinatour360.com/history/song-dynasty/This period was when Zhu Xi the reator of the neo confucianism way whih combined Confucian Taoist and Buddhist thought. It became one of the most important ideologies in the song Dynasty . His teaching mainly emphasized the obidience to the ruler which made a feudal heirarchy. He gained many followers with his teachings and spread his way of thought threw out China.
  • Nov 19, 1279

    Mongol Attacks and the Fall

    Mongol Attacks and the Fall
    http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/song.htmMongols ended the Song dynasty after many attacks on them and just like many other empires they were going to fall. Another cause because of the fall of the empire was the administration of the buerocrats that took control over them and it was impossible for them to fix the system leading them to the fall because of the weakness.

  • Song Taizu the first emperor

    Song Taizu the first emperor
    http://www.chinadetail.com/History/HistoricFiguresSongTaizu.php Song Taizu was the first emperor of the Song dynasty, he began his career as a military officer serving one of the most important warlords in China. He had a very widley known reputation in 960 his troops made and proclaimed him emperor thanks to his abilities which included honesty and effectivenes. Followed confucian ways and seeked to pass on the education to others.
  • Period: to Nov 19, 1279

    the song Dynasty

    http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/song/ This was the dynasty proceeding the Tang. It never had a really powerful state because the Song rulers mistrusted military leaders and they placed much more emphasis on civil administration, education and other stuff than on military unlike the Tang.