Song Dynasty

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1. #Japan2025 #ShipShape naval history trip... update 18 the Kyoto National Museum & an exhibition9 Oct 2025
   0:00Song and Yuan Buddhist art at Kyoto National MuseumNotable Point
2. Bruships 201: Naval History Questions Answered Live...6 Jul 2025
   2:44:20Major naval battles fought on lakes and riversQ&A
3. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   9:49Why Yamen needs the Song's whole historyChapter
4. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   17:02Song stability, banknotes, and a standing navyChapter
5. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   20:54Why estimates of Song and European GDP are difficult to compareNotable Point
6. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   23:01Food provision and political stability under the SongNotable Point
7. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   25:12The Song dilemma: capable forces without overmighty generalsNotable Point
8. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   31:22Taizu's accession and the story of a reluctant emperorChapter
9. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
   34:58The cost of keeping Song commanders under controlChapter
10. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    40:19Cheap militia numbers and professional readinessNotable Point
11. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    43:25Building and sustaining the Song navyChapter
12. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    45:02Wood seasoning and the economics of fleet replacementNotable Point
13. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    51:11Why the Song kept such a large navyNotable Point
14. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    53:54The commanders and scale at YamenChapter
15. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    57:45A fleeing court becomes a fleetChapter
16. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    1:02:33How the Yuan reused the Song stateNotable Point
17. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    1:04:20Why late Song leadership failed at grand strategyNotable Point
18. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    1:07:30The trapped Song fleet at YamenChapter
19. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    1:15:24The fall of the Song court at YamenNotable Point
20. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    1:16:28Translating Lu Xiufu's office into EnglishNotable Point
21. Battle of Yamen (1279)... 844yrs ago today...19 Mar 2023
    1:21:48Dynastic grand strategy under child rulersNotable Point
22. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:09:27A layered reading route into the Song dynastyChapter
23. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:16:00Song military centralization traded coup prevention for fiscal strainChapter
24. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:20:13Song militias saved money but revived the danger of local powerChapter
25. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:24:28Regional commands improved readiness while weakening court oversightChapter
26. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:30:25Song sea power grew from commerce and convoy protectionChapter
27. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:32:44Defeat and merchant interests drove Song naval expansionChapter
28. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:35:10Southern Song naval growth joined defence, mobility, and firearmsChapter
29. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:39:58Song naval power depended on improvised fiscal instrumentsNotable Point
30. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:42:55Song shipbuilding totals concealed a timber-quality problemNotable Point
31. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:50:47At Yamen the Song fleet became a floating fortressChapter
32. Bruships 106: Song Dynasty & Three New Books from Pen & Sword12 Mar 2023
    2:59:11Yamen fleet totals require source criticismNotable Point
33. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books5 Mar 2023
    3:34:38Using dynastic histories when a battle study is hard to obtainNotable Point