Song conquest of Later Shu

Song conquest of the Later Shu

Date	December 8, 964^[1] – February 11, 965^[2]
Location	Later Shu
Result	surrender and annexation of the Later Shu

Belligerents

Song Dynasty

Later Shu

Commanders and leaders

Wang Quanbin
Cui Yanjin
Liu Guangyi
Wang Renzhan
Cao Bin

Meng Chang
Wang Zhaoyuan
Han Baozheng
Zhao Chongtao
Li Jin

The Song Conquest of the Later Shu was a 964–965 war between the Song dynasty and its southwestern neighbor, the Later Shu. Despite natural barriers, the Later Shu defense proved extremely incompetent, and the Later Shu emperor Meng Chang surrendered within 70 days of the Song invasion.

Notes and references

↑ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 5.
↑ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 6.

(Chinese) Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian (續資治通鑑長編) [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian].

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