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Song conquest of the Later Shu

Date	December 8, 964^[1] – February 11, 965^[2]
Location	Later Shu
Result	Northern Song victory; Surrender and annexation of the Later Shu

Belligerents

Northern Song dynasty

Later Shu dynasty

Commanders and leaders

Emperor Taizu of Song
Wang Quanbin
Cui Yanjin
Liu Guangyi
Wang Renshan
Cao Bin

Meng Chang
Wang Zhaoyuan (POW)
Han Baozheng (POW)
Zhao Chongtao
Li Jin
Gao Yanchou †

The Song conquest of the Later Shu was a war between the Northern Song dynasty and its southwestern neighbor, the Later Shu dynasty from 964 to 965. Despite natural barriers, the Later Shu defense proved extremely incompetent, and the Later Shu emperor Meng Chang surrendered within 70 days of the Northern Song invasion.

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Notes and references

^ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 5.
^ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 6.

(in Chinese) Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian (續資治通鑑長編) [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian].

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