Battle of Yamen

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Battle of Yamen
Part of the Song-Yuan Wars
A park in commemoration of the battle in Xinhui, Jiangmen, Guangdong
Date 19 March 1279 Location Yamen, Guangdong, China 22°16′N 113°05′E / 22.27°N 113.08°E / 22.27; 113.08 Result Yuan victory Death of Song emperor Zhao Bing Fall of the Song dynasty Territorial changes Yuan rule over all of China proper
Belligerents
Song dynasty	Yuan dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Zhang Shijie † Lu Xiufu †	Zhang Hongfan
Strength
200,000 people (mostly non-combatant court officials and servants) 1,000+ ships (mostly transport ships with warship escorts) True fighting capacity likely in the 10,000s of soldiers	20,000 Chinese soldiers 50+ warships
Casualties and losses
At least 100,000 died either from fighting or drowning; the rest fled	Unknown
class=notpageimage| Location within China

The Battle of Yamen (Chinese: 厓門戰役), also known as the Battle of Yashan (Chinese: 厓山海戰), was a naval battle which took place in southern China on 19 March 1279. It is considered to be the last stand of the Song dynasty against the invading forces of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. Although outnumbered 10 to 1, the Yuan navy delivered a crushing tactical and strategic victory, destroying the Song.

Today, the battle site is located in the town of Yamen, in Xinhui County, Jiangmen, Guangdong.