Qualla: Battle of Tangdao https://qualla.com/battle-of-tangdao en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Tangdao https://qualla.com/battle-of-tangdao Battle of Tangdao: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-tangdao/ In 1161, the waters off Tangdao Island erupted in fire. The Jurchen Jin dynasty had assembled a fleet to invade the Southern Song dynasty, part of a broader campaign to conquer southern China. What the Jin admirals did not anticipate was the ferocity of Song naval technology. Commander Li Bao's squadron met the invasion force with huopao -- gunpowder weapons, possibly early cannons -- and fire arrows, setting the Jin fleet ablaze. The Jin admiral, Zheng Jia, was killed. The invasion collapsed before it began.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/w/4/battle-of-tangdao-wp/www4-battle-of-tangdao-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Tangdao: A Century of Naval Innovation https://qualla.com/battle-of-tangdao/ The Battle of Tangdao was not an isolated incident but the culmination of decades of military innovation. The historian Joseph Needham described the Song era as "one of continual innovation" in naval technology. By 1129, the Song navy had developed gunpowder bombs designed specif...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/w/4/battle-of-tangdao-wp/www4-battle-of-tangdao-a-century-of-naval-innovation.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Tangdao: Fire on the Water https://qualla.com/battle-of-tangdao/ The Jin dynasty's attempt to cross the East China Sea reflected the ambitions of the Jurchen people, who had already conquered northern China and established their capital at what is now Beijing. But naval warfare was not their strength. The Jin fleet, built for an amphibious inv...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/w/4/battle-of-tangdao-wp/www4-battle-of-tangdao-fire-on-the-water.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Tangdao: Dominance of the East China Sea https://qualla.com/battle-of-tangdao/ The Song navy's victory at Tangdao was followed quickly by another triumph at the Battle of Caishi, also in 1161, which definitively ended the Jin invasion threat. Together, these battles secured Song control of the East China Sea for generations. The fleet's growth was remarkabl...

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