On January 9, 1127, during the Jin-Song Wars, invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besieged and sacked Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abducted Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song… Read More ›

Jin Dynasty
January 8, 307 – Jin Huaidi becomes emperor of China in succession to his father, Jin Huidi
Emperor Huai of Jin (284 – March 14, 313) was an emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Emperor Huai was captured in 311 and later executed in 313 under the order of Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state of… Read More ›
January 3, 323 – Death of Yuan of Jin, Chinese emperor
Emperor Yuan of Jin (276 – January 3, 323) was an emperor of the Jin dynasty and the first of the Eastern Jin. His reign saw the steady gradual loss of Jin territory in the north, but entrenchment of Jin… Read More ›