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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongjing_Meng_Hua_Lu
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Claim
In 1126, Meng was made a refugee from Kaifeng (Dongjing; "Eastern Capital"), the thriving capital of the Northern Song dynasty after Jin dynasty conquered northern China and forced the withdrawal of the Song court to the temporary capital, Hangzhou, in the south, then known as Lin'an.
Correction
This sentence compresses the timeline incorrectly. Kaifeng fell in 1127, not 1126, and Hangzhou (Lin'an) became the Southern Song capital later, in 1138.
Full reasoning
The chronology in this sentence is off in two ways:
- Kaifeng fell in 1127, not 1126. The People's Government of Henan states plainly: "In 1127, Kaifeng fell to the Jurchen people".
- The Song court did not withdraw directly to Hangzhou in 1126. The Hangzhou government notes that "in 1138, Lin'an (now Hangzhou) became the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty."
So the article's wording misdates the fall of Kaifeng and also implies an immediate move of the court to Hangzhou that did not happen in 1126.
2 sources
- Gate from past opens new path to studies_Local_The People's Government of Henan Province
In 1127, Kaifeng fell to the Jurchen people, who ruled the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) to the north.
- The amazing Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum
Due to ongoing warfare, the Song royal family moved south, and in 1138, Lin'an (now Hangzhou) became the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.