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Mongol-Jin War 1214-1216: The Fall of Zhongdu!

The fall of Zhongdu, the campaigns of Samuqa and other fun things in the Mongol-Jin conflict. Basically, nothing goes right for the Jin here, but that’s the Mandate of Heaven for you

SIEGE OF ZHONGDU, 1213-1214

Zhongdu, modern day Beijing and the capital of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, was a massive and well defended city which held out against the Mongols for months until starvation and disease brought both sides to negotiation. By the start of the siege the Mongolian siege ability had improved greatly from their siege of the Tangut capital in 1209/1210. From defectors and captured engineers the Mongols now had catapults and other siege equipment, as well as numerous prisoners to drive against the walls to fill moats, man equipment and be arrow fodder. Before the assault began citizens were driven from outside communities into the city to overburden its food resources. Despite two breakthroughs into the city, the Mongols were unable to take it by force. However, after the negotiations the Jin Emperor fled Zhongdu to his southern capital, Kaifeng. This show of bad faith led the Mongols to reinvest the city, and in May 1215 Zhongdu fell to the sword. To learn more about Mongolian operations against the Jin Empire, check out my latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aaM7trAWGg

An overview of Chinese history from 907-1200, the Fall of the T'ang until the Eve of the Mongol invasion. Setting up Information for Future Videos.

Destruction of Zhongdu, 1215. After capitulating to the Mongols in 1214, the Jin Emperor fled south to Kaifeng. Angered, Chinggis Khan ordered another siege of the Jin capital city, Zhongdu, which ended with its total destruction. Not until the reign of Chinggis' grandson Kublai Khan would another city be built on the site, his capital of Khanbaliq, known also as Dadu. With the defeat of the Mongol Yuan dynasty in 1368 by the Han Chinese Ming Dynasty, the Ming sacked the city and built their own capital on the site, which we know today as Beijing.

I will be trying out a new art style for presenting videos, more in line with a proper documentary rather than me overacting in front of the camera. Most of the art will be done by me to avoid all copyright nonsense.