Atlas of Battles

war, 5 engagements

Battles of the Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty

The atlas places 5 engagements of the Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty (1235 to 1279): 4 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day People's Republic of China. The most widely documented: Battle of Yamen.

See them on the globe

Siege of DiaoyuchengBattle of XiangyangBattle of DingjiazhouBattle of TanzhouBattle of YamenSiege of DiaoyuchengBattle of XiangyangBattle of DingjiazhouBattle of TanzhouBattle of YamenTaipeiChengduGuangzhouWuhanChongqingNanjingGuiyangHangzhouKunmingFuzhou1000 km27.150N, 112.337E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1259: 1 engagements1267: 1 engagements1275: 2 engagements2 in 12751279: 1 engagements12591279
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Diaoyucheng, 1259Battle of Xiangyang, 1267Battle of Dingjiazhou, 1275Battle of Tanzhou, 1275Battle of Yamen, 127912591279
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
January 1259Siege of DiaoyuchengDiaoyu Fortress, People's Republic of ChinaSong victory
1267Battle of XiangyangXiangyang, People's Republic of ChinaYuan victory
1275Battle of DingjiazhouChina
1275Battle of TanzhouChina
19 March 1279Battle of YamenXinhui District, People's Republic of ChinaYuan victory; Death of Song emperor Zhao Bing; Fall of the Song...

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.