Battle of Caishi

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The Battle of Caishi was a pivotal 1161 naval engagement on the Yangtze River in which the Southern Song dynasty decisively repelled a Jurchen Jin invasion, helping to secure its continued survival.

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Battle of Caishi canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Caishi zhi zhan ⓘ
associatedWith Song defensive strategy along the Yangtze River line ⓘ
technological use of gunpowder-based weapons at sea ⓘ
belligerent Jurchen-led Jin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Jin dynasty

Southern Song dynasty ⓘ
cause Jurchen Jin attempt to conquer the Southern Song ⓘ
chronology took place in late 1161 ⓘ
combatantCommander Li Bao ⓘ
Yu Yunwen ⓘ
conflictOf Jin–Song Wars ⓘ
country China ⓘ
date 1161 ⓘ
era Jin dynasty period ⓘ
linked to: Jin dynasty

Southern Song period ⓘ
followedBy consolidation of Southern Song defenses along the Yangtze ⓘ
front Yangtze River front in the Jin–Song Wars ⓘ
linked to: Jin–Song Wars
geopoliticalContext Song–Jin rivalry over control of northern and central China ⓘ
historicalPeriod 12th century ⓘ
historicalSource recorded in Song and Jin historical chronicles ⓘ
impact strengthened Southern Song morale ⓘ
weakened legitimacy of Wanyan Liang ⓘ
involved Jin cavalry and transport fleet ⓘ
Song riverine navy ⓘ
location Caishi ⓘ
Yangtze River ⓘ
militaryBranch navy of the Southern Song dynasty ⓘ
opposingCommander Wanyan Liang ⓘ
outcome Jin emperor Wanyan Liang’s southern campaign failed ⓘ
Jin fleet suffered heavy losses ⓘ
partOf Jin–Song Wars ⓘ
precededBy Jin invasion of the Southern Song in 1161 ⓘ
region Lower Yangtze ⓘ
result Jin invasion repelled ⓘ
Southern Song victory ⓘ
significance checked Jurchen Jin expansion south of the Yangtze ⓘ
major naval victory for the Southern Song ⓘ
secured survival of the Southern Song dynasty ⓘ
tacticUsed use of incendiary bombs ⓘ
use of paddle-wheel warships ⓘ
use of traction trebuchets on ships ⓘ
theater Eastern China ⓘ
linked to: eastern China
tookPlaceOn Yangtze River near modern Ma'anshan, Anhui ⓘ
typeOfWarfare medieval naval warfare ⓘ
riverine warfare ⓘ
year 1161 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Southern Song → notableEvent → Battle of Caishi ⓘ
Jin–Song Wars → hasSignificantEvent → Battle of Caishi ⓘ
Song imperial armies → notableBattle → Battle of Caishi ⓘ
Song navy → participatedIn → Battle of Caishi ⓘ
Battle of Tangdao → followedBy → Battle of Caishi ⓘ
Battle of Tangdao → relatedEvent → Battle of Caishi ⓘ