The Battle of Xiangyang Finally Came to an End

The Battle of Xiangyang Finally Came to an End

By Lily Pennington

Yuan Dynasty Globe Staff

June 5th, 1273

Yangtze River- A six year battle, where the Mongols and Southern Song were trying to take over the Yuan Dynasty is finally over. The Mongols and Southern Song dominated the Han River so they could get to the Yuan Dynasty. Once the Yuan army occupied the Xiangyang, they traveled ships down the Han River and down to the Yangtze River.

The Mongols had many military campaigns that conquered many countries such as Russia, Siberia, Tibet, Korea, North China, Yunnan Iraq, Anatolia, and Iran. But the Southern Song was hard to conquer and fight. The Southern Song armies guarded the waterways of the Han River because the Han River was connected to the Yangtze River. It finally collapsed and the Mongols had easy access to the Southern Song. Two enemies came together and fought against the Yuan Dynasty.

“I had no idea that they were going to come to us after they fought each other, at first I had no idea what was happening, we should have had more people helping out,” says Bing-Chong, a soldier from the Yuan Dynasty army. The Yuan army was not prepared, only six-hundred people fighting against the thousands the Mongolains and Southern Song had.

“Maybe we should always come together!” he exclaims “We can fight any people at anytime!” said the leader of the Mongol leader, Kublai Khan.Kublai Khan was the leader of the Mongol and Southern Song, now he is the leader of the Yuan Dynasty to.

Ending the Battle of Xiangyang?NO WAY!

The Battle of Xiangyang was a six year battle when the Mongols and Sothern Song tried to take over the Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan, a Mongolian, took over and became emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. This is the wrong choice because Kublai is a horrible leader.

Kublai Khan is a mean and harsh leader because he is Mongolian and knows nothing about the Yuan Dynasty. By knowing nothing, he will make really bad decisions that do not show care about Chinese traditions. Kublai Khan put foreigners in front of the Chinese when approaching government officials. This is a bad decision because the foreigners don’t know the traditions and culture of China. Kublai Khan will also take away the old culture of China and put a new culture that will make no sense.

Although people think ending the Battle of Xiangyang is good because its ending a war, it is still a bad idea. People think that the traditions from the Mongols are good, the Mongol traditions are horrible. These traditions can make China in another battle.

Ending the Battle of Xiangyang was really bad because Kublai Khan will be a very bad leader and emperor.

Yangtze River,major passage way:Yuan Dynasty Map

Map of the Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty was in Eastern China. The Yangtze river goes through the Yuan Dynasty. The Yangtze river was a major trade route and the passage way for the Mongols to the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty borders the Yellow Sea to the west. The capital of the Yuan Dynasty is Dadu. Dadu also known as Khanbaliq, means “great capital” in Chinese.

What did they do in there free time?Music, Literature and art in the Yuan Dynasty

Music, Literature and art in the Yuan Dynasty

                        

During the Yuan Dynasty many music instruments were featured. These instruments are the pipa, zither and the flute. The flute is the most common we use today. Also in the Yuan Dynasty shadow puppet plays were very common. Shadow Puppet Plays are animal figures was in the light and it cast a shadow on a sheet. Only high class could go to these plays, low class were not aloud to go. 

Live by the Four Noble Truths:Yuan Dynasty Religion

    

    

   

The Yuan Dynasty emperor, Kublai Khan, was Mongolian. The Mongolians believed in Buddhism. Buddhism is a religion based on Price Siddhartha Gutama. He believed that life should be ruled by the Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble truths are life is filled with suffering, suffering is caused by people’s wants, suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things like more pleasure or more power and to stop wanting things,people must follow eight basic laws,called the Eightfold Path. Buddhism is the religion of the Yuan Dynasty. 

A day in the Yuan Dynasty

       I am Mongolian. I have a high social class. I have a high class because the leader is Mongolian. High social class means that your the most important. Below me are miscellaneous foreignors and Chinese government officials. Government officials are higher in position then regular Chinese. At the very bottom are architects, physicians, astronomers, military engineers, merchants, poets, and musicians. They are regular Chinese people. The most important part of the day is dinner, we all sit around as a family. My favorite dinner is the Mongolian hot pot.

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	Web Site Web link	Battle of Xiangyang. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/      wiki/Battle_of_Xiangyang>. The Battle of Xiangyang also known as the      Battle of Xiangfan was a six-year battle between invading Yuan Dynasty      armies founded by the Mongols and Southern Song forces between AD 1267 and      1273. After the battle, the victorious Yuan forces pushed farther into the      Song heartland. Previously for 30 years, the Song Dynasty managed to handle      several major offensives by the Mongol Empire. The strategic significance      of Xiangyang came from the fact that it was in a position dominating the      Han river. Once the Yuan forces occupied Xiangyang, they could travel by      ships down the Han river into the Yangtze river. After the Battle of      Xiangyang, the Song Dynasty did not enjoy the protection of natural      barriers any more and so it collapsed in just a few years. The final battle      was the relatively short naval Battle of Yamen in 1279. Thus this battle      was decisive.		0 New	Edit    Copy    Delete Parenthetical Reference Have a Question?
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	Web Site Web link	Chinese History - Yuan Dynasty 元 (1279-1368) map and geography. N.p.,      n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2012. <http:/www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Yuan/      yuan-map.html>. Capital of the Yuan empire was Dadu      &#22823;&#37117; "Great Capital", known as Khanbalik )      and today as Beijing, secondary capital was the Shangdu      &#19978;&#37117; "Upper Capital" , located near Dolonnur      &#22810;&#20523;/Inner Mongolia. The old capital of the Mongols,      Karakhorum , was located in modern Mongolia. Khubilai Khan and his advisors      adopted the traditional imperial secretariat as the core of their central      government over China, and in the course of the conquest of Jin and Song      China, such an en-route secretariat was installed in every region. Eleven      such branch secretariates were installed throughout the empire and were      taken over by the Ming goverment as regular units of provinces		0 New	Edit    Copy    Delete Parenthetical Reference Have a Question?
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	Web Site Web link	Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2012.      <http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/>. The collection includes an      extraordinary group of eighty-two paintings—illustrating a range of themes,      compositions, and stylistic conventions—and three independent works of      calligraphy, two of which take the form of rubbings. More than ninety other      examples of Song and Yuan calligraphy are featured in frontispieces,      inscriptions, or colophons attached to paintings.		0 New	Edit    Copy    Delete Parenthetical Reference Have a Question?
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	Web Site Web link	Yuan dynasty 1260–1368. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2012.      <http://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/      timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=China&pd=Yuan>. The Mongols ruled China for      about one hundred years. During this short time, they established new      rituals and institutions that heavily influenced the following Ming and      Qing dynasties. The Mongols adopted many features of Chinese culture, but      early in their rule they were suspicious of having native Chinese serve in      government. In turn, many Chinese scholars and officials felt alienated and      refused to serve the Yuan, preferring instead to live in retirement or      pursue unconventional professions. Rather than stifling creativity,      however, the tension between the Mongols and their Chinese subjects seems      to have energized the arts of the period. In addition, new religious and      secular practices were introduced into China. At different times, the Yuan      government alternated in its support between Daoism and Buddhism; and the      Mongol rulers particularly favored Lamaism, a form of Tibetan Buddhism.		0 New	Edit    Copy    Delete Parenthetical Reference Have a