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Hangzhou

Also known as Lin'an

Hangzhou, known in the Song period as Lin'an, is a city in eastern China at the southern end of the Grand Canal. It became the capital of the Southern Song after the loss of northern China to the Jin. It grew into one of the largest and wealthiest cities of its time and fell to the Mongols during the end of the Song Dynasty.

Hangzhou
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Song DynastyFoundation, Socioeconomy, Decline

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WuyueSouthern Song

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hangzhou. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hangzhou
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