1132 ⟶ Chinese Navy Expansion and Paddle Wheel Craft Development
1183: the Chinese navy increases from a mere 3,000 to 52,000...
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⚔️ Jin Dynasty Declares War on the Song Dynasty
In November, the Jurchens of the Jin dynasty declare war on the Song dynasty, beginning the Jin–Song wars.⟶
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China⚔️ Jin Dynasty Conquest of Northern Song Territory
The Northern Song dynasty loses power over northern China to the Jin dynasty.⟶
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China🚢 Chinese Navy Expansion and Paddle Wheel Craft Development
1183: the Chinese navy increases from a mere 3,000 to 52,000 marine soldiers stationed in 20 different squadrons. During this time, hundreds of treadmill-operated paddle wheel craft are assembled for the navy to fight the Jin dynasty in the north.⟶
Military TechnologyChinese HistoryNaval WarfareJin DynastyWarfareSong Dynasty
China🚢 Southern Song Dynasty Establishes Permanent Navy
The Southern Song dynasty establishes China's first permanent standing navy, although China had a long naval history prior. The main admiral's office is at the port of Dinghai.⟶
Song DynastyMilitary HistoryNaval WarfareChinese HistoryMaritime Power
China💣 Song Dynasty Navy Defeats Jin Dynasty in Naval Battles
the Song dynasty Chinese navy, employing gunpowder bombs launched from trebuchets, defeats the enormous Jin dynasty navy in the East China Sea in the Battle of Tangdao and on the Yangtze River in the Battle of Caishi.⟶
Song DynastyJin DynastyNaval WarfareGunpowderYangtze RiverChinese HistoryMilitary TechnologyMedieval Warfare
China💣 First Recorded Use of Land Mine in Warfare
Land mine in Song dynasty China: Textual evidence suggests that the first use of a Land mine in history is by a Song dynasty brigadier general known as Lou Qianxia, who uses an 'enormous bomb' (huo pao) to kill Mongol soldiers invading Guangxi in 1277.⟶
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