The Song Conquest of the Later Shu was a 964–965 war between the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

and its southwestern neighbor, the

Later Shu Shu (referred to as Later Shu () to differentiate it from Former Shu, other states named Shu in Chinese history), also known as Meng Shu (), was one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China. It was located ...

. Despite natural barriers, the Later Shu defense proved extremely incompetent, and the Later Shu emperor

Meng Chang Meng Chang (孟昶) (919–965), originally Meng Renzan (孟仁贊), courtesy name Baoyuan (保元), formally Prince Gongxiao of Chu (楚恭孝王) (as posthumously honored by Emperor Taizu of Song), was the second emperor of Later Shu during i ...

surrendered within 70 days of the Song invasion.

Notes and references

* 960s conflicts 965 Wars involving the Song dynasty Wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Later Shu {{China-hist-stub