Jin dynasty captures the Liao Supreme Capital
1117
Jurchen cavalry under Emperor Taizu stormed the Liao Supreme Capital at Shangjing, torching the palaces of the Khitan emperors who had dominated northern China and Mongolia for over two centuries. The Liao dynasty fractured beyond repair; its last emperor fled west into the steppe while the Jurchen warriors turned their restless ambitions southward toward the wealthy Song heartland beyond the Yellow River.
In context
Also in 1117 (3 other events on record)
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Before and after in East Asia
Before and after in War
- Before: 1116: Siege of Tyre launched
- After: June 28, 1119: Field of Blood
Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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