1005 ⟶ Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty Sign Treaty of Shanyuan
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👑 Zhao Kuangyin Ascends the Throne, Founding the Song Dynasty
🇨🇳 Song Dynasty Unifies China
🤝 Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty Sign Treaty of Shanyuan
The Treaty of Shanyuan is signed between the Chinese Song dynasty and the Khitan Liao dynasty.⟶

TreatyDiplomacySong DynastyLiao DynastyWarfareTruce

📜 Qingli Reforms Introduced in Song Dynasty China
the Song dynasty Chancellor of China, Fan Zhongyan, and prominent official and historian Ouyang Xiu introduce the Qingli Reforms, which would be rescinded by the court in 1045 due to partisan resistance to reforms.⟶

Song DynastyPolitical ReformBureaucracyOuyang XiuChancellorDynastic Politics

📜 Shen Kuo Defends Song Dynasty Borders Against Liao Claims
Chinese official and diplomat Shen Kuo asserts the Song dynasty's rightful border lines by using court archives against the bold bluff of Emperor Daozong of Liao, who had asserted that Liao dynasty territory exceeded its earlier-accepted bounds.⟶

Song DynastyLiao DynastyBorder DisputesDiplomacyTerritorial ClaimsShen Kuo

🤝 Treaty of Shaoxing Establishes Jin-Song Boundaries
The Treaty of Shaoxing ends the conflict between the Jin dynasty and Southern Song dynasty, legally establishing the boundaries of the two countries and forcing the Song dynasty to renounce all claims to its former territories north of the Huai River. The treaty reduces the Southern Song into a quasi-tributary state of the Jurchen Jin dynasty.⟶

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