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Song conquest of Later Shu

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Song conquest of the Later Shu
DateDecember 8, 964[1] – February 11, 965[2]
Location
Result Northern Song victory; Surrender and annexation of the Later Shu
Belligerents
Northern Song dynasty Later Shu dynasty
Commanders and leaders

The Song conquest of the Later Shu was a war between the Northern Song dynasty and its southwestern neighbor, the Later Shu dynasty from 964 to 965. Despite natural barriers, the Later Shu defense proved extremely incompetent, and the Later Shu emperor Meng Chang surrendered within 70 days of the Northern Song invasion.

Notes and references

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  • (in Chinese) Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian (續資治通鑑長編) [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian].