page_title: Military history of the Song dynasty
section_title: Ningzong (r. 1194–1224)
hierarchical_section_title: Military history of the Song dynasty / Southern Song / Ningzong (r. 1194–1224)
caption_attribution_description: English: Map showing the location of Ziqi Kingdom in 1200
context_page_description: The military history of the Song dynasty covers the period of Chinese history from 960 AD to 1279 AD when China was conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty created by Kublai Khan after the Division of the Mongol Empire.
context_section_description: In 1195, rebellion broke out in Sichuan.
  In 1204, Song forces began displaying military aggression on the Jin border.
  In June 1206, the Song declared war on the Jin. In December, the governor-general of Sichuan, Wu Xi, defected to the Jin, but he was killed on 29 March 1207 by loyalists. Thunderclap bombs were employed by Song forces in a sneak attack on a Jin camp, killing 2,000 men and 800 horses. The war entered a stalemate in April of 1207 and on 2 November 1208, the two sides agreed to restore the former status quo with the Song returning to tributary status.
  In 1208, a rebellion by the Yao people occurred in Jinghu and was suppressed. A rebellion in Sichuan also occurred.
  In 1210, a rebellion occurred in Jinghu and was suppressed.
  In 1211, a rebellion occurred in Sichuan.
  In 1214, Jin forces raided Song territory.
  In the spring of 1217, the Jin dynasty invaded the Song but was repelled. A rebellion broke out in Sichuan.
  In 1219, the Jin invaded the Song and was repelled. A rebellion broke out in Sichuan and was suppressed.
  In 1220, a rebellion occurred in Sichuan.
  In 1221, the Jin dynasty invaded the Song. They brought with them iron casing bombs which were employed in the siege of Qi Prefecture (Hubei). They were ultimately repelled.
  On 17 September 1224, Ningzong died and was succeeded by his adopted son Zhao Yun, posthumously Emperor Lizong of Song. The Song and Jin made peace in the same year.
caption: Southern Song in 1200
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