Song, Liao and Jin AD 907–1206
The Song economy and technology flourish; the Seljuks and Ghaznavids rise.

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Timeline
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| AD 960 | The Northern Song is founded | Kaifeng |
← Sui–Tang and the rise of IslamThe Mongol Age →
Notable people of the Song, Liao and Jin
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| AD 877 – AD 943 | Wang Geon (Taejo of Goryeo) | Founder of Goryeo |
| AD 927 – AD 976 | Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song) | Founder of the Song dynasty |
| c. AD 973 – 1014 | Murasaki Shikibu | Writer |
| AD 980 – 1037 | Avicenna (Ibn Sina) | Physician and philosopher |
| 1014 – 1077 | Anawrahta | King of Pagan |
| 1037 – 1101 | Su Shi | Writer, painter and calligrapher |
| 1103 – 1142 | Yue Fei | Southern Song general |
| c. 1122 – 1218 | Jayavarman VII | Khmer king |
| 1147 – 1199 | Minamoto no Yoritomo | First Kamakura shogun |
| c. 1162 – 1227 | Genghis Khan | Founder 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.