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Song, Liao and Jin AD 907–1206

The Song economy and technology flourish; the Seljuks and Ghaznavids rise.

Map of Asia in 1100, during the Song, Liao and Jin
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Timeline

YearEventWhere
AD 960The Northern Song is foundedKaifeng

← Sui–Tang and the rise of IslamThe Mongol Age →

Notable people of the Song, Liao and Jin

LivedPerson
AD 877 – AD 943Wang Geon (Taejo of Goryeo)Founder of Goryeo
AD 927 – AD 976Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song)Founder of the Song dynasty
c. AD 973 – 1014Murasaki ShikibuWriter
AD 980 – 1037Avicenna (Ibn Sina)Physician and philosopher
1014 – 1077AnawrahtaKing of Pagan
1037 – 1101Su ShiWriter, painter and calligrapher
1103 – 1142Yue FeiSouthern Song general
c. 1122 – 1218Jayavarman VIIKhmer king
1147 – 1199Minamoto no YoritomoFirst Kamakura shogun
c. 1162 – 1227Genghis KhanFounder of the Mongol Empire

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.