Song–Liao conflicts

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The Song–Liao conflicts were a series of 10th–12th century military and diplomatic struggles between China’s Song dynasty and the Khitan-led Liao dynasty that shaped the balance of power in northern and central China.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Song–Liao wars 2
Khitan frontier wars 1
Song–Liao conflicts canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
cause Song attempt to recover the Sixteen Prefectures ⓘ
control of strategic passes and prefectures near modern Beijing ⓘ
territorial disputes in northern China ⓘ
conflictBetween Liao dynasty ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ
diplomaticOutcome Chanyuan Treaty of 1005 ⓘ
linked to: Chanyuan Treaty

establishment of equal-rank diplomatic titles between Song and Liao rulers ⓘ
mutual recognition between Song and Liao as sovereign states ⓘ
endTime 12th century ⓘ
followedBy Jin–Song wars ⓘ
linked to: Jin–Song Wars
hasKeyEvent Chanyuan Treaty ⓘ
Liao invasion of northern Song territory ⓘ
Song campaigns of 986 ⓘ
Song invasion of Liao in 979 ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Khitan-led Liao dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Liao dynasty

Northern Song dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Song dynasty
hasPart Battle of Chanyuan ⓘ
Battle of Gaoliang River ⓘ
Battle of Shanzhou ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 1004–1005 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 1042 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 1044 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 1068–1069 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 1082–1083 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 1114–1120 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 979 ⓘ
Song–Liao War of 986 ⓘ
involvesEthnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
Khitan ⓘ
location Song–Liao border region ⓘ
central China ⓘ
northern China ⓘ
opponent Liao dynasty ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ
partOf history of China ⓘ
precededBy Later Zhou–Liao conflicts ⓘ
result balance of power between Song and Liao in northern China ⓘ
establishment of Song–Liao border along the Huai and Yellow River regions ⓘ
payment of annual tribute from Song to Liao ⓘ
recognition of Liao control over the Sixteen Prefectures ⓘ
significantFor development of Song dynasty frontier defense policy ⓘ
diplomatic relations between agrarian Chinese empires and steppe states ⓘ
formation of the Song–Liao dual-state system in northern China ⓘ
startTime 10th century ⓘ
timePeriod Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period ⓘ
Northern Song period ⓘ
linked to: Song dynasty

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jin–Song Wars → precededBy → Song–Liao conflicts ⓘ
Emperor Taizong of Song → conflict → Song–Liao wars ⓘ
linked to: Song–Liao conflicts
Mongol conquest of Dali Kingdom → predecessor → Song–Mongol border conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Song–Liao conflicts
Song imperial armies → conflict → Song–Liao wars ⓘ
linked to: Song–Liao conflicts
Tang imperial armies → engagedIn → Khitan frontier wars ⓘ
linked to: Song–Liao conflicts