Treaty of Shaoxing

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Southern Song and Jin in 1142 after the Treaty of Shaoxing.

The Treaty of Shaoxing (

Qinling Huaihe Line, which included its former capital of Kaifeng. Emperor Gaozong of Song subsequently executed the anti-Jin faction general Yue Fei
after the treaty.

The treaty was signed in 1141, and under it the Southern Song agreed to paying tribute of 250,000

taels and 250,000 packs of silk to the Jin every year (until 1164, when Jin launched a further war against the Southern Song). The treaty was formally ratified on 11 October 1142 when a Jin envoy visited the Song court.[1]
The treaty reduced the Southern Song Dynasty into a quasi-tributary state of the Jin dynasty.

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