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Captures the town that will become Beijing
Mongolia · Warfare / China-Mongol War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Captures the town that will become Beijing
The Jin Emperor fled expecting a Mongol attack, his army is demoralized & disorganized. Peking is razed & its inhabitants butchered. Extracts tribute from the Chin Emperor & leaving northern China in a wilderness. Captures Peking
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