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v. t. e. The Song dynasty (/ sʊŋ /) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the ...
The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960–1279) of China was an imperial dynasty that ruled most of China proper and southern China from the middle of the 10th century into the last quarter of the 13th century. The dynasty was established by Emperor Taizu of Song with his usurpation of the throne of Later Zhou, ending the ...
When China Ruled the Seas. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-70158-1. Lorge, Peter (2005). War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900–1795: 1st Edition. New York: Routledge. McKnight, Brian E. (1992). Law and Order in Sung China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Mielants, Eric. 2002. “Europe and China Compared”.
Games in the Jinming Pool, by Zhang Zeduan, a painting depicting the imperial gardens of Kaifeng, Northern Song. The Song dynasty (960–1279 AD) was a culturally rich and sophisticated age for China. It saw great advancements in the visual arts, music, literature, and philosophy. Officials of the ruling bureaucracy, who underwent a strict and ...
Kē Ruìgé. Edward A. Kracke Jr. (January 22, 1908 – July 8, 1976 [2]) was an American historian of China at the University of Chicago, specializing in Song dynasty history. [3] He was president of the American Oriental Society in 1972–73. His father-in-law was the idealist philosopher William Ernest Hocking .
The poets of the Song dynasty drew on a long tradition of poetry in China, particularly upon forms prevalent in the Tang dynasty, together with influences from Central Asia.The ci form is especially associated with the Sung dynasty period shows signs of development toward the end of the Tang dynasty and the period of disunity immediately before the Song dynasty, especially as exemplified in ...
Clockwise inscriptions on the obverse; mint marks, and years on reserve are very typical elements of Southern Song coinage styles. The Southern Song dynasty refers to an era of the Song dynasty after Kaifeng was captured by the Jurchen -led Jin dynasty in 1127. [1][2] The government of the Song was forced to establish a new capital city at Lin ...
Song (state) Song was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty with its capital at Shangqiu. The state was founded soon after King Wu of Zhou conquered the Shang dynasty to establish the Zhou dynasty in 1046 BC. It was conquered by the state of Qi in 286 BC, during the Warring States period. Confucius is traditionally considered to have ...