The Fall of the Song Dynasty: Yamen, Mongol Conquest, and Wuyi's Origins
The Battle at the Doorstep
The battle that ended the Song dynasty was fought within sight of the villages that would one day send their people across the world. For more than three centuries the Song (宋朝, Sòng cháo) had ruled the most…
Yamen 1279: The Battle That Ended the Song Dynasty
The End of a Dynasty
For three hundred years the Song dynasty (宋朝, Sòng cháo) had been the most advanced state of its age — the world's largest cities, the invention of movable type and gunpowder, a civil service that prized learning over birth. And when…