1214
Capture of Beijing
Captures the town that will become Beijing
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Beijing in Mongolia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking
Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking
Provenance
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