Song Dynasty
RegionChina
Period960-1279
Peak Size3 million km2
Founded ByZhao Kuangyin
About Song Dynasty
The most technologically advanced civilization of its era. Invented movable type printing, gunpowder weapons, and the magnetic compass. Had a standing navy with paddle-wheel ships. Per capita income may have been the highest in the world. The Jurchen invasion forced the dynasty south. Eventually conquered by the Mongols.
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