Реферат: Song Dynasty Essay Research Paper The Song

settles in 1127 at Hangzhou. He resumed the Song rule as the emperor Kao Tsung.

The Song retained control south of the Huai River, where they ruled for another

one and half centuries.

While the Song upper class, which included the nobles and imperial

courts indulged themselves in art and luxurious living in the urban center, the

latest nomad empire arose in the north. The formidable Mongol armies, conquerors

of Eurasia as far west as easter Europe and of Korea in the east, descended on

Southern Song. This was the end of the Song dynasty, which ended by the start of

the Mongol dynasty.

The weakness of the Song dynasty brought its downfall. Its neighboring

barbarians were becoming stronger while the Song was becoming weaker. The Song

dynasty had a few holes in it that lead to its weakness and corruption. Even

though the Song era was one of China’s most peaceful and prosperous periods, it

could have lasted even longer if it had a stronger government.

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