Song conquest of Northern Han

The Conquest of Northern Han by Song (Chinese: 宋灭北汉之战) occurred in 979, when the forces of the Song Dynasty captured the Northern Han capital of Taiyuan in present-day Shanxi Province after a two-month siege. A relief attempt by the forces of the Liao Dynasty, which was allied to Northern Han, was easily defeated by the Song. Yelü Dilie, a cousin of Emperor Jingzong of Liao, was killed along Yelü Sha's son Yelü Deli (Chinese: 耶律德裏).

Song conquest of Northern Han
Date February – 3 June 979[1] Location Northern Han (present-day Shanxi) Result Surrender of Northern Han, annexation of Northern Han by the Song Dynasty, end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Belligerents
Song dynasty	Northern Han dynasty Liao dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Emperor Taizong of Song Pan Mei Cui Yanjin Li Hanqiong Cao Han Liu Yu Mi Xin Tian Chongjin Guo Jin	Northern Han: Liu Jiyuan  Fan Chao  Guo Wanchao  Yang Ye  Liao: Yelü Sha Yelü Xiezhen Yelü Dilie †

Notes and references

1. Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian, ch. 20.

• (in Chinese) Li Tao (1183). Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian (續資治通鑑長編) [Extended Continuation to Zizhi Tongjian].