High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Battle of Xiangyang (traditional Chinese: ????; simplified Chinese: ????; pinyin: Xiangyang zhan) also known as the Battle of Xiangfan (traditional Chinese: ????; simplified Chinese: ????; pinyin: Xiangfan zhan) was a key battle between the invading Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty and Southern Song forces from AD 1267 to 1273. After the battle, the victorious Yuan forces pushed farther into the Song heartland. Previously for 30 years, the Song Dynasty managed to handle several major offensives by the Mongol Empire. The strategic significance of Xiangyang came from the fact that it was in a position dominating the Han river. Once the Yuan forces occupied Xiangyang, they could travel by ships down the Han river into the Yangtze river. After the Battle of Xiangyang, the Song Dynasty did not enjoy the protection of natural barriers any more and so it collapsed in just a few years. The final battle was the relatively short naval Battle of Yamen...

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