Song dynasty

Summary

Song dynasty is a Chinese dynasty^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of chinese_dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,171 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Song dynasty is on the continent of Asia^[3].
• Song dynasty's instance of is recorded as Chinese dynasty^[4].
• Song dynasty's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state^[5].
• Song dynasty's capital is recorded as Bianliang^[6].
• Song dynasty's capital is recorded as Lin'an Prefecture^[7].
• Song dynasty's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy^[8].
• Song dynasty followed Later Zhou dynasty^[9].
• Song dynasty is part of Song Liao Jin Xia^[10].
• Song dynasty is part of Mid-Imperial China^[11].
• Song dynasty's Commons category is recorded as Song Dynasty^[12].
• Song dynasty comprises Northern Song dynasty^[13].
• Song dynasty comprises Southern Song dynasty^[14].
• 960 marks the founding of Song dynasty^[15].
• Song dynasty was dissolved in 1279^[16].
• Song dynasty began on 960^[17].
• Song dynasty ended on 1279^[18].
• Song dynasty's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Song dynasty^[19].
• Song dynasty's Commons gallery is recorded as 宋朝^[20].
• Song dynasty's depicted by is recorded as History of Song^[21].
• Song dynasty's replaces is recorded as Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period^[22].
• Song dynasty's replaced by is recorded as Yuan dynasty^[23].
• Song dynasty's topic has template is recorded as Template:Song dynasty topics^[24].
• Song dynasty's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kínai'}^[25].
• Song dynasty's category of associated people is recorded as Category:Song dynasty people^[26].
• Song dynasty's different from is recorded as Song^[27].

Body

Founding

960 marks the founding of Song dynasty^[15].

Identity

Part of include Song Liao Jin Xia^[10], a historical period^[28] and Mid-Imperial China^[11]. Song dynasty followed Later Zhou dynasty^[9].

Dissolution

Song dynasty was dissolved in 1279^[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Song dynasty include The Song History of Great Monks^[29], a literary work^[30], written by Zànníng^[31].

Why It Matters

Song dynasty ranks in the top 7% of chinese_dynasty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,171 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include The Song History of Great Monks^[29], a literary work^[30], written by Zànníng^[31].