battle, notable, medieval
Jingkang Incident
Jingkang Incident was a battle fought in 1125 at Kaifeng, in what is now People's Republic of China; it lasted about 2 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kaifeng. It was part of Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty, which ran from 1125 to 1300. The recorded result: Jin victory. Recorded strength: First siege: 200,000; Second siege: 70,000 against First siege: 100,000; Second siege: 150,000.
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Record
| Date | 1125 (year precision) to 1127 | |
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| Place | Kaifeng, People's Republic of China 34.795N, 114.345E | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Territorial change | The Northern Song capital and territories north of the Huai River fell to the Jin | |
| Strength | First siege: 200,000; Second siege: 70,000 | First siege: 100,000; Second siege: 150,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Kaifeng (1232) 1232, 0.5 km W
- Battle of Chengpu 632 BC, 22 km SE
- Battle of Guandu AD 200, 28 km NE
- Battle of Xinzheng 1930, 71 km SW
- Battle of Bi 597 BC, 87 km W
In the same war
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Jingkang Incident is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1326831, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Jingkang incident, revision 1385379597, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.