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  2. Military history of the Song dynasty - Wikipedia

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    In 975, the state of Wuyue sent to the Song dynasty a unit of soldiers skilled in the handling of fire arrows. In the same year, the Song dynasty used fire arrows and incendiary bombs to destroy the fleet of Southern Tang. [6] In 994, the Liao dynasty attacked the Song and laid siege to Zitong with 100,000 troops.

  3. Song dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Song dynasty (/ s ʊ ŋ /) 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.

  4. History of the Song dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Part of a series on the History of China Timeline Dynasties Historiography Prehistoric Paleolithic Neolithic (c. 8500 – c. 2000 BCE) Yellow, Yangtze, and Liao civilization Ancient Xia (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BCE) Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BCE) Late Shang (c. 1250 – c. 1046 BCE) Zhou (c. 1046 – c. 256 BCE) Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE) Eastern Zhou (771–256 BCE) Spring and Autumn (c. 770 ...

  5. Category:Military history of the Song dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Wars involving the Song dynasty (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Military history of the Song dynasty" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.

  6. Military of Goryeo - Wikipedia

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    Its body armor reaches down to the thighs or knees. Archers and infantry wore lamellar that covered the legs and the torso. Officers and elite soldiers also wore lamellar inspired by the Late Tang dynasty and Song dynasty, which included a set of shoulder guards that protected the upper arm, making it a complete metallic armor set. [107]

  7. History of Song (book) - Wikipedia

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    Zhao Yi comments: "When the Yuan dynasty wrote the history of the overthrown Song they probably just arranged preexisting Song texts." The Qing dynasty Siku Quanshu (《四庫全書總目》) collection of books says that the "main purpose of the History of Song is as a tribute to the Song emperors and their Confucianism. Attention is not paid ...

  8. Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty (or Song–Yuan War) was the final phase of the Mongol conquest of China, beginning under Ögedei Khan (r. 1229–1241) and being completed under Kublai Khan (r. 1260–1294) .

  9. Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Each infantry regiment may have one or more battalions, while cavalry, armour and artillery regiments are single-battalion formations. There are regimental headquarters (called as a centre) for each regiment. Each regiment of infantry is commanded by a colonel and assisted by a lieutenant colonel. [12]