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song dynasty timeline

By Pinkypie
  • Oct 27, 1004

    Khitans

    Khitans
    the Song dynasty was able to defeat the Nomadic tride of Khitans and in the end a treaty was established.
  • Oct 27, 1010

    Grand Canal

    Grand Canal
    In the 10th century the pound lock was created for the Grand Canal ,but it didnt get finish until a later dynasty.
  • Oct 27, 1050

    Block Printing

    Block Printing
    The invention of block printing in a movable access that help information travel faster throught the empire.
  • Oct 27, 1070

    Wang Ashi

    Wang Ashi
    Wang Ashi was the chief minister of the emperor , he started to create reforms to save the song dynasty from following.
  • Oct 27, 1100

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
    The invention of gunpowder was mostly for fireworks.
  • Oct 27, 1115

    Jurchans

    Jurchans
    The Jurchens overthrew the Liao dynasty of the Khitans and established their own kingdom call the Jin kingdom.
  • Oct 27, 1115

    Invasion

    Invasion
    Jurchens decide to attack the song dynasty .
  • Oct 27, 1119

    Compass

    Compass
    first reference to the use of the compass for sea navigation that help improve trade externally
  • Oct 27, 1127

    Southern Song dynasty

    Southern Song dynasty
    The Southern Song dynasty was a state that was based on the Tang, it had a brief reigin but was one of the most glorious time in china.
  • Oct 27, 1127

    Northern Song dynasty

    Northern Song dynasty
    The Northern Song dynasty was established in China.
  • Oct 27, 1150

    Tidet Kingdom

    Tidet Kingdom
    The Tidet kingdom established a kingdom called Xia Xia which was close to china and the Song Dynasty payed them to protect their northern borders.
  • Oct 29, 1278

    Song Weiwang

    Song Weiwang
    the younger brother of Duanzong and died at eight. the chancellor Lu Xia was seen carrying him into the sea after the Yuan invastion.
  • Oct 27, 1368

    Yuan

    Yuan
    The Yuan was rules that were establish for all of china as laws.

  • Citation 1

    Citation 1
    Unknown. "The Grand Canal." Kaleidoscope. Cultural China, n.d. Web. 25 Oct.
    2011. <http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/
    10Kaleidoscope5290.html>.

  • Citation 2

  • Citation 3

    Wudi, Han. "History of the Song Empire." The Song Dynasty. All Empires, n.d.
    Web. 25 Oct. 2011. <http://www.allempires.com/article/ index.php?q=The_Song_Dynasty>.

  • zhao kuangyin Rise of the Song dynasty

    zhao kuangyin Rise of the Song dynasty
    video of the song dynasty military commander zhao Kuangyin reunited China under one dynasty that then began the Song dynasy

  • Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother

    Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother
    The younger brother of Zhao Kuangyin defeated the northern Han dynasty that which in return helped his older brother unitifed China.