Historical place archive

Shangdu in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Shangdu in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels4 people1328–1369

Historical events in Shangdu

1328

15 August 1328
Death of Yesun Temur
Yesun Temur · Yuan Dynasty

Yesun Temur dies and the Yuan succession becomes unstable

October 1328
Accession of Ragibagh
Ragibagh Khan · Yuan Dynasty

Ragibagh is proclaimed emperor during the Yuan succession crisis

November 1328
Defeat of Shangdu Faction
Ragibagh Khan · War of the Two Capitals

Ragibagh loses the struggle for the Yuan throne

1368

September 1368
Northern Yuan Retreat
Toghon Temur · Yuan Dynasty

Toghon Temur retreats to Shangdu and continues Yuan rule in the north

1369

1369
Capture of Shangdu
Hongwu · Military

Captures Shangdu, the Mongol Summer capital

Provenance

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