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	The Battle of Xiangyang
		The Battle of Xiangyang was a 6 year battle consisting of skirmishes, ground assault, and the siege of the twin fortified cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang in modern-day Hubei, China, starting in AD 1268.
		The use of the counterweight trebuchet by the Mongol invaders proved to be decisive in forcing the surrenders of Fancheng and Xiangyang in 1273.
		In the wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jinyong, a battle at Xiangyang is the climax of the story, with the protagonists such as Yang Guo and Guo Jing participating in the defence of the city,
	www.lonympics.co.uk /thebattle.htm (1100 words)

	Three Kingdoms Battle Chronology (Chinese/English)
		Yuan Shao annihilates Gongsun Zan, Battle of Yijing
		Xiahou Yuan annihilates Liang Xing, Battle of Lucheng
		Sima Yi annihilates Gongsun Yuan, Battle of Liao Dong
	kongming.net /novel/battles (1311 words)

	Three Kingdoms Battle Chronology (Chinese/English)
		Yuan Shao annihilates Gongsun Zan, Battle of Yijing
		Xiahou Yuan annihilates Liang Xing, Battle of Lucheng
		Sima Yi annihilates Gongsun Yuan, Battle of Liao Dong
	www.kongming.net /novel/battles (1311 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Xiangyang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Xiangyang (襄陽之戰) was a six-year battle consisting of skirmishes, ground assault, and the siege of the twin fortified cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang in modern-day Hubei, China, starting in AD Lü Wenhuan, commander-in-chief of the Southern Song Dynasty, surrendered to Kublai Khan in 1273.
		The Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia on March 4, 1238 between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia.
		The battle consisted of skirmishes, ground assault, and the siege of the twin fortified cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang in modern-day Hubei, China.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Xiangyang (2705 words)

	military history of east asia
		Battle of Guangchang 1934 Tuesday, 12/5/06, 7:55 AM In an attempt to protect the Jiangxi Soviet area from ¿encroachment by blockhouse¿, the Communists fought a disastrous set piece battle against KMT forces vastly superior in numbers and equipment, and led by German general Hans von Seekt sent by Hitler to contain the Communist threat.
		Battle of Nanjing 1853 Friday, 9/8/06, 3:18 AM Fanatical Christian Taiping puritan rebels, marching from south and west of the city, defeated and massacred a Manchu army of 5000, and all its dependants; they marched on to capture the city, which was only retaken by the Manchu Huan army 10 years later.
		The Battle of Talas AD 751 Friday, 2/24/06, 5:14 AM Tang Chinese infantry were routed by Arab cavalry near the bank of the River Talas after the supporting Qarluq mercenaries defected to the Abbasids and cut off the infantry from the rest of the Chinese troops.
	britishbattles.homestead.com /eastasia.html (4120 words)

	List of battles 601-1400
		1109 Battle of Naklo[?] Boleslav III[?] of Poland defeats Pomeranians
		1176 Battle of Myriokephalon Seljuk Turks defeat army of Emperor Manuel I Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire in Phrygia
		1340 Battle of Rio Salado[?] Oct. 30 Alphonso XI of Castile defeats Moslems
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/List_of_battles_601-1400.html (1261 words)

	Battle of Xiangyang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Xiangyang (襄陽之戰) was a six-year battle between invading Mongol armies and Southern Song Chinese forces between AD 1268 and 1273.
		The battle consisted of skirmishes, ground assault, and the siege of the twin fortified cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang in modern-day Hubei, China.
		In the wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jinyong, a battle at Xiangyang is the climax of the story, with the protagonists such as Yang Guo and Guo Jing participating in the defense of the city.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Siege_of_Xiangyang.htm (990 words)

	Battle of Red Cliffs
		(Battle of Chìbì) was a decisive battle during the period of the Three Kingdoms in China.
		Despite being one of the most famous battles of Chinese history, descriptions of the battle differ widely on details; in fact, even the place of battle is still fiercely debated.
		Cao Cao was still recuperating from the losses suffered in the Battle of Chibi, and therefore did not have enough resource to defend or retake Jingzhou from his southern rivals.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /battle-of-red-cliffs.htm (1199 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
		Election of Rudolph I of Germany as King of Germany over Otakar II of Bohemia in 1273 led to open war in 1276 and Otakar's death in 1278 at the climactic Battle of Marchfeld.
		The battle ends a power struggle between Rudolph and Otakar over the fate of central Europe, and Rudolph's Habsburg family will continue to rule Austria and other captured territories until the end of World War I in 1918.
		The battle is the first in which firearms are used in combat.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=1270s (2767 words)

	The Mongol Siege of Xiangyang an
		The Siege of Xiangyang and Fan-ch’eng was one of the longest sieges of the medieval world lasting almost 5 years, from 1268 until early 1273, and was the longest campaign in the war against the Song Dynasty (pronounced sung).
		Finding detailed information about the siege of Xiangyang and Fan-ch’eng is difficult, however, there is some information in English sources regarding the siege of the two cities.
		Xiangyang and Fan-ch’eng, known today as Hubei, were located on opposite sides of the Han River which led to the Yangtze River.
	www.deremilitari.org /resources/articles/hanson.htm (4839 words)

	Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria
		Battle of Mohi, or Battle of the Sajó River, on April 11, 1241 was the main battle between the Mongols and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol
		Battle of Baghdad in 1258 was a victory for the Mongol leader Hulagu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan.
		Battle of Xiangyang (襄陽之戰) was a six-year battle consisting of skirmishes, ground assault, and the siege of the twin fortified cities
	www.ipedia.net /information/Mongol_invasion_of_Volga_Bulgaria (1571 words)

	Battle of Fei River ( 淝水之战 )
		The Battle of Fei River (淝水之战) was a battle in 383, where Fu Jian (符坚) of the Former Qin (先秦) was decisively defeated by the numerically inferior army of Eastern Jin (东晋).
		The battle is considered to be one of the most significant battles in the history of China, with the far-reaching consequences of postponing the unification of China by more than two hundred years.
		Overshadowed by the disastrous defeat, Fu Jian ordered his troops to be deployed in battle formation on the north side of the Fei shui River, in an attempt to regain the initiative by relying on the superior geographical conditions.
	www.chinadetail.com /History/MilitaryDevelopmentFeiRiver.php (739 words)

	info: Battle_of_Xiangyang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Xiangyang (è¥é½ä¹æ°) was a six-year battle consisting of skirmishes, ground assault...
		Battle of Heyang Ford Â· 190 - Battle of Yangren Â· 190 - Battle of Jingzhou Â· 191 - Battle of Luoyang Â· 191 - Battle of Yangcheng Â· 191 - Battle of Xiangyang
		Strength and HonourGeneral Fang Ching of Chu, Battle of Xiangyang General Fang Ching of Chu, Spring of 252BC, assaults the Qin's capital city of Xianyang.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Battle_of_Xiangyang.html (1267 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : 1268 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		February 18 - The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.
		October 29 - Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church.
		The Battle of Xiangyang, a six-year battle between the Chinese Song Dynasty and the Mongol forces of Kublai Khan, begins in what is today Hubei.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=1268 (477 words)

	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		The Constantinople suburb of BeyoÄlu (then known as Pera) is given to the Republic of Genoa by the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus in return for Genoa's support of the Empire after the Fourth Crusade and the sacking of Constantinople.
		January 31 - The six-year long battle of Xiangyang ends as commander of the Song Dynasty's forces surrender to Kublai Khan.
		In Korea, the Sambyeolcho Rebellion against the Goryeo Dynasty (a puppet government of the Mongol Empire) ends as rebel forces are defeated by combined Mongol and Goryeo forces.
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=1273 (409 words)

	Finance Choices - Personal Finance Wiki
		Fan was a capable military leader (with successful battles in his record against the Tanguts of Xi-Xia) but as a minister of state he was known as an idealist, once saying that a well-minded official should be one that was "first in worrying about the world's troubles and last in enjoying its pleasures," (Ebrey, 163).
		At the Battle of Caishi along the Yangtze River, Jin forces were defeated by the Southern Song.
		In these battles, the Jin navy was wiped out by a smaller Song fleet because of their use of gunpowder, the first recorded use in military history (refer to the naval section above).
	www.financechoices.co.uk /personal-finance-wiki.php?title=Song_Dynasty (7743 words)

	1273 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Constantinople suburb of Beyoglu (then known as Pera) is given to the Republic of Genoa by the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus in return for Genoa's support of the Empire after the Fourth Crusade and the sacking of Constantinople.
		January 31 - The six-year long battle of Xiangyang ends as commander of the Song Dynasty's forces surrender to Kublai Khan.
		In Korea, the Sambyeolcho Rebellion against the Goryeo Dynasty (a puppet government of the Mongol Empire) ends as rebel forces are defeated by combined Mongol and Goryeo forces.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1273 (388 words)

	Battle of the Sit River Information
		The Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia on March 4, 1238 between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under George II of Vladimir-Suzdal during the Mongol invasion of Russia.
		His forces were completely exterminated, however, and George II died in the battle along with his nephew, Prince Vsevolod of Yaroslavl.
		The battle marked the end of unified Russian resistance to the Mongols until Dmitri Donskoy, and inaugurated two centuries of the Mongol domination of Russia.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Battle_of_the_Sit_River (185 words)

	Battle of Mohi (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Mohi, or Battle of the SajÃ³ River, (on April 11, 1241) was the main battle between the Mongols and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol invasion of Europe.
		It is more likely that their original plan was to attack the Hungarians while crossing the river just as in the case of the Battle of the Kalka River.
		After the battle, there was no other major organized force capable of halting the advance of the Mongols; defeating them completely was unthinkable.
	www.katrinapetsneedhelp.com /pets/Battle_of_Mohi (2406 words)

	1260s - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		1260 - The Baltic Samogatians and Curonians defeat the Teutonic knights in the Battle of Durbe.
		Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.
		1265 - August 4 - The Battle of Evesham is fought in Worcestershire, with the army of Edward defeating the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort and killing de Montfort and many of his allies.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/1260s (2892 words)

	hdpyoung: Return of the Condor Heroes
		After they reached Xiangyang, where Guo Jing and a Chinese army were stationed against the Mongolian's attack on China, Yang Guo debated within himself whether to kill his uncle and aunt.
		Battle of Xiangyang.16 years later, Yang Guo was now known as the "Condor Hero" after his numerous noble deeds in saving the helpless.
		Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü returned to Xiangyang and were received as heroes, and Yang Guo and Guo Jing finally fully made peace with each other as they marching the street of the city together with their families and friends like father and son.
	hdpyoung.blogs.friendster.com /hdpyoung/2006/12/return_of_the_c.html (1510 words)

	Strength and Honour: General Fang Ching of Chu, Battle of Xiangyang
		General Fang Ching of Chu, Spring of 252BC, assaults the Qin's capital city of Xianyang.
		After the reslulting clash Fang Ching looses the battle of Xianyang, and retreats to the outskirts of the city.
		The city of Xiangyang is now revolting against Qin rule.
	strengthandhonour.blogspot.com /2006/04/general-fang-ching-of-chu-battle-of.html (174 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > List of battles (geographic)
		This is a List of battles organized by country.
		For a chronological list of battles, see List of battles.
		For an alphabetical list of of battles see List of battles (alphabetical)
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/li/List_of_battles_(geographic)?title=Battle_of_Nanos (64 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Shanghai to close Xiangyang market, renowned for pirated goods
		Xiangyang, named for a nearby street, is being closed to make way for a subway station and shopping complex, although city officials have touted the move as a blow against rampant piracy of brand-name items.
		Companies fighting against piracy of their products face an uphill battle against counterfeiters, who increasingly have allied themselves with organized crime, and also against the consumers who knowingly buy pirated DVDs, bogus brand clothing, handbags and shoes, said Chang, who also chairs a committee on the issue at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
		City tours guides made Xiangyang, set up six years earlier when shopkeepers were moved from another area set for demolition, a regular stop on their itineraries.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20060630-0615-china-piracy.html (568 words)

	Battle of Xiangyang (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Southern Song Dynasty eastablished a joint system of defense with Xiangyang (襄陽) against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, which proved successful as Mongke Khan died of illness in Sichuan.
		The line of defence was finally broken through after the first use of firearm in history during the six years siege of Xiangyang.
		A significant battle led to the fall of Xiangyang following a siege which lasted from 1268 to 1273.
	www.fact-index.com /b/ba/battle_of_xiangyang.html (136 words)

	Sung
		With a permanent navy, the Song were prepared to face the naval forces of the Jin on the Yangtze River in 1161 AD, in the Battle of Tangdao and the Battle of Caishi.
		It was during these battles that the Song navy employed paddle wheel naval crafts armed with trebuchet catapults aboard the decks that launched gunpowder bombs.
		With the Battle of Yamen on the; Pearl River Delta in 1279, the Mongols finally crushed the last forces of Song resistance, as the last remaining emperor, a child, committed suicide alongside the official Lu Xiufu, who jumped off of a cliff into the sea with the boy in his arms.
	www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /wiki/Sung (4744 words)

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