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 res ...
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.
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960s conflicts
965
Wars involving the Song dynasty
Wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Later Shu
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