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Jingkang incident

1127 · 12th century · Also known as fall of Kaifeng · Part of the Jin–Song wars

The Jingkang incident was the capture of the Northern Song capital Kaifeng by Jurchen Jin forces in 1127, in which the retired emperor Huizong and the reigning emperor Qinzong were taken captive. The Song court re-established itself in the south. The event ended the Northern Song and marked the foundation of the Southern Song period of the Song Dynasty.

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