History of humanity, Sigfried J. de Laet, UNESCO, 2000, ISBN 978-92-3-102813-7, ... From 1100 onwards, the Song Dynasty started to exploit the explosive potential of gunpowder in the wars with the Jurchen of the Jin ...
Gold: A Cultural Encyclopedia, Shannon L. Venable, ABC-CLIO, 2011, ISBN 978-0-313-38430-1, ... In 1271, Kublai Khan completed the consolidation of his vast empire by conquering the remaining Chinese kingdom of the Southern Song Dynasty and establishing himself as head of the Yüan Dynasty, founding a capital in what is now Beijing ...
