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	The '''~~Mongol~~ conquest of China''' (1204–1279) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]].		\|side2 = [[Song dynasty]]
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	Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Mongol conquest of China}}</ref>		The '''conquest of China''' (1204–1279) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]]. Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Mongol conquest of China}}</ref>

	==Siege of Diaoyu Castle==		==Siege of Diaoyu Castle==
	By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective,<ref name="CH1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter One</ref> they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="CH5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Five</ref>		By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective,<ref name="CH1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter One</ref> they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="CH5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Five</ref>

	During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|~~Chinese~~ Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]];<ref name="CH5"/> Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish.<ref name="CH12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Twelve</ref> As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself.<ref name="CH6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Six</ref>		During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]];<ref name="CH5"/> Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish.<ref name="CH12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Twelve</ref> As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself.<ref name="CH6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Six</ref>

	On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated ~~their~~ encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Nine</ref> With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and [[Ariq Böke]], in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="CH14">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Fourteen</ref>		On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated the Mongol encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Nine</ref> With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and [[Ariq Böke]], in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the [[Song dynasty]] in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="CH14">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Fourteen</ref>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	The [[Song dynasty]] was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.<ref name="ACM"/>		The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.<ref name="ACM"/>

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

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	The '''Mongol conquest of China''' (~~1235–1279~~) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]].		The '''Mongol conquest of China''' (1204–1279) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]].

	Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.{{~~Fact~~\|~~June 2019~~}}		Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|Mongol conquest of China}}</ref>

	By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective, they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="~~Tomb of the Khan~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>		==Siege of Diaoyu Castle==
			By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective,<ref name="CH1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter One</ref> they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="CH5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Five</ref>

	During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]]; Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish. As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself. On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan. With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan'~~s younger siblings, Kublai and~~ [[~~Ariq Böke]], in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves. As a result of Zhang Zhi~~'s ~~deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="~~Tomb of the Khan" />		During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]];<ref name="CH5"/> Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish.<ref name="CH12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Twelve</ref> As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself.<ref name="CH6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Six</ref>

	The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.~~{{Fact\|June 2019}}~~		On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Nine</ref> With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and [[Ariq Böke]], in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="CH14">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter Fourteen</ref>

			==Aftermath==
			The [[Song dynasty]] was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.<ref name="ACM"/>

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''

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	By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective, they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>		By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective, they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

	During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]]; Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish. As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself. On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan. With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, ~~Kublai and Ariq~~ Böke, in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves. As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan" />		During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]]; Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish. As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself. On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan. With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and [[Ariq Böke]], in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves. As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan" />

	The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.{{Fact\|June 2019}}		The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.{{Fact\|June 2019}}
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	The '''Mongol conquest of China''' (1235–1279) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]].		The '''Mongol conquest of China''' (1235–1279) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]].

	Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.{{Fact}}		Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.{{Fact\|June 2019}}

	By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective, they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>		By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective, they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>
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	During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]]; Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish. As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself. On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan. With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and Ariq Böke, in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves. As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan" />		During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]]; Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish. As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself. On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan. With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and Ariq Böke, in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves. As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan" />

	The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.{{Fact}}		The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.{{Fact\|June 2019}}

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

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	* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''

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			The '''Mongol conquest of China''' (1235–1279) by the [[Mongol Empire]] was a campaign that began under [[Möngke Khan]] and was completed by [[Kublai Khan]], both grandsons of [[Genghis Khan]].

			Due to the combination of unusual terrain, diseases, and the need for different forms of warfare, this was one of the most difficult and prolonged wars of the Mongol conquests.{{Fact}}

			By the spring of 1259, Möngke had reached the city of Hechuan. He knew that in order to take Hechuan, he had to instruct the Mongols to [[Siege of Diaoyu Castle\|capture Diaoyu Castle]]. The commander of the Song forces in the castle was [[Wang Jian]]. Möngke sent his general [[Wang Dechen]] as the vanguard of the Mongol army. The Mongols initially tried to break the castle's gates. When this strategy was proven ineffective, they started night raids on defensive structures situated on the outer sections of the castle. Even though these night raids surprised the Song army at first, the Mongols were not able to break into the castle.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

			During one of these attempts in the summer of 1259, a Mongol officer, [[Bayan]], fought and killed a [[Zhang Zhi's father\|Chinese Song commander]] who was an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]]; Möngke's general Wang Dechen was also killed in the skirmish. As a result, the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, [[Kang]], recruited [[Zhang Zhi]], the Assassin's daughter, to take her father's place. Through rigorous training, Kang perfected her skills to kill the Great Khan himself. On 11 August 1259, Zhang Zhi infiltrated their encampment in the Diaoyu Mountain, Hechuan, where she successfully assassinated Möngke Khan. With no declared successor, it marked an episode of disunity within the Empire, escalating into a civil war between the Khan's younger siblings, Kublai and Ariq Böke, in a struggle to seize the title of ''khan'' for themselves. As a result of Zhang Zhi's deeds, the Mongol invasion was temporarily halted and the existence of the Song dynasty in southern China was prolonged.<ref name="Tomb of the Khan" />

			The Song dynasty was ultimately extinguished in 1279 when the Mongol Empire, under Kublai Khan, pursued them to the very southern end of China, annexing the last remnants of the nation.{{Fact}}

			==Appearance==
			* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}