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The Jingkang Incident (Chinese: 靖康事變; pinyin: Jìngkāng shì biàn), also known as the Humiliation of Jingkang (靖康之恥; Jìngkāng zhī chǐ) and the Disorders of the Jingkang Period (靖康之亂; Jìngkāng zhī luàn), was an episode of invasions and war crimes that took place in 1127 during the Jin–Song Wars when the forces of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty besieged and sacked the imperial palaces in Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng), the capital of the Han-led Northern Song dynasty. The Jin forces captured the Northern Song ruler, Emperor Qinzong, along with his father, the retired Emperor Huizong, and many members of the imperial family of Emperor Taizong's bloodline and officials of the Song imperial court. The ordinary Song civilians of Bianjing living in the non-imperial quarter were left alone after being forced to pay huge ransoms to the Jin.

Jingkang incident - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of the Jin–Song wars (1127) For other uses, see Siege of Kaifeng and Siege of Kaifeng (1232) . [[Wanyan Zonghan]]<br/>[[Wanyan Zongwang]]"},"commander3":{"wt":""},"strength1":{"wt":"First siege: 200,000<br/>Second siege: 70,000"},"strength2":{"wt":"First siege: 100,000<br/>Second siege: 150,000"},"strength3":{"wt":""},"casualties1":{"wt":""},"casualties2":{"wt":""},"casualties3":{"wt":""},"notes":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'> Jingkang Incident Part of the Jin–Song wars Date January 1127 Location Bianjing (present

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