AD 979

1 record placed in AD 979; regions: East Asia.

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Song defeat at the Gaoliang River

The Song History records that the emperor's forces suffered defeat in a major battle against the Khitan at the Gaoliang River.

Limits: 宋史/卷004, Wikisource raw revision 2448003. The sixth-month passage describes the advance and siege; the seventh-month passage explicitly says '敗績' and next records withdrawal. This record treats the battle as one event and does not separately count its campaign stages.

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Source: Song shi (History of Song), basic annalsRead the source