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Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin–Song Wars.
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Battle of Caishi
1161 battle during the Jin-Song wars
The Battle of Caishi was a major naval engagement of the Jin–Song Wars of China that took place on November 26–27, 1161. It ended with a decisive Song victory, aided by their use of gunpowder weapons.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Song dynasty
Chinese imperial dynasty from 960 to 1279
The Song dynasty 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China
The Jin dynasty, officially known as the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Wanyan clan that existed between 1115 and 1234. It is also often called the Jurchen dynasty or the Jurchen Jin after the ruling Jurchen people. At its peak,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yangtze
Longest river in Asia
The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows 6,374 km (3,961 mi) including Dam Qu River the longest source of the Yangtze, in a generally easterly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jin–Song wars
1125–1234 Jurchen campaigns in China
The Jin–Song Wars were a series of conflicts between the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and the Han-led Song dynasty (960–1279). In 1115, Jurchen tribes rebelled against their overlords, the Khitan-led Liao dynasty (916–1125), and declared the formation of the Jin. Allying…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)