Last Song Emperor Dies at Sea: Mongols End 300 Years of Chinese Dynasty
Yuan admiral Zhang Hongfan lured the desperate Song navy into a fatal trap at Yamen Bay, where he feigned a banquet to lower defenses before unleashing a surprise assault that shattered the chained fleet. The crushing defeat forced Prime Minister Lu Xiufu to carry the young Emperor Huaizong into the sea, extinguishing the Southern Song dynasty and securing Mongol rule over all of China.
March 19, 1279
747 years ago
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