SONG DYNASTY (jan 1, 960 – jan 1, 1279)

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The Song Dynasty had two parts. The first part, the Northern Song, rose after the Tang Dynasty but was in constant war against the Liao, Western Xia and Jin Dynasties. Construction of The Great Wall continued in this period but it failed to stop the invasion of the Jin Dynasty in the north causing the fall of the Northern Song. Emperor Gaozu of Song, however, was able to escape to the southern part of China and reestablished the dynasty in Lin’an (now Hangzhou). This was the Southern Song Dynasty. But due to the lack of finances, the Southern Song did not build defense lines on the borders of their claimed territory.

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