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Name: Wanyan Liang's war

Type: Event

Start: 1161 AD

End: 1163 AD

Parent: Jurchen campaigns against the Song Dynasty

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Was a military invasion of the Song Dynasty by the Jurchen ruler of the Jin Dynasty Wanyan Liang.

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  • November 1161: Wanyan Liang, emperor of the Jin Dynasty, began the invasion of Song in 1161 without formally declaring war. The Song lost the Huai to the Jurchens.
  • November 1161: A few Jin prefectures in the west were captured by the Song Dynasty.
  • January 1163: On December 15, Wanyan Liang was assassinated in his military camp by disaffected officers. He was succeeded by Emperor Shizong (r. 1161-1189). Shizong was pressured into ending the unpopular war with the Song, and ordered the withdrawal of Jin forces in 1162.

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