#172 - S. Song 14: The Tightening Noose

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 24 August 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Mongolia is gripped in a civil war of its own, meaning the Song Empire has a chance to breathe. But with the immediate threat allayed for now, other problems become apparent. And when the new Great Khan, Khubilai, returns his attention to the land south of the Yangtze, China will find out whether it was a decade well spent in preparation for the coming assault, on one utterly squandered. Time Period Covered: 1259-1275 CE Major Historical Figures: Song Empire: Emperor Lizong (Zhao Yun) [r. 1221-1264] Emperor Duzong (Zhao Qi) [r. 1264 -1274] Grand Empress Dowager Xie [1210-1283] Chancellor Jia Sidao [1213-1275] Mongolia: Möngke [1209-1259] Khubilai [1215-1294] Ariq Böke [1219-1264] General Aju [1227-1287] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China. Episode 172, the tightening news. We last left off with the sudden withdrawal of the Mongol forces from the
0:56.2	Sichuan region of Song in August of 1259, following the unexpected death of its great Khan,
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