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title: "Lesser-known facts about the Sung dynasty in India"  
description: "The Sung dynasty ruled India from 960 to 1279 AD and was known for contributing to art, literature, and culture."  
author: "Babita Soni"  
published: 2023-04-01  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2144/lesser-known-facts-about-the-sung-dynasty-in-india  
category: "history"  
tags: ["Sung dynasty"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Lesser-known facts about the Sung dynasty in India

![Lesser known facts about the Sung dynasty in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d5190f7c-bdcd-47ae-9fc6-0e0cd98fefa0/images/036897f6-0236-4f1a-a470-338ceece4556.jpeg) ![Lesser known facts about the Sung dynasty in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d5190f7c-bdcd-47ae-9fc6-0e0cd98fefa0/images/e000ae75-9faf-4399-a961-447cdbd4abeb.jpeg) The Sung dynasty was founded by a military general named Taizu. ![Lesser known facts about the Sung dynasty in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d5190f7c-bdcd-47ae-9fc6-0e0cd98fefa0/images/ee0ebe97-39b1-453d-8b24-62463638cc1f.jpeg) The Sung dynasty was one of the wealthiest and most prosperous periods in Chinese history. ![Lesser known facts about the Sung dynasty in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d5190f7c-bdcd-47ae-9fc6-0e0cd98fefa0/images/64eacd23-72c6-4de5-a714-d24e3d5f54f2.jpeg) During the Sung dynasty, the Chinese invented gunpowder, movable type printing, and the compass. ![Lesser known facts about the Sung dynasty in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d5190f7c-bdcd-47ae-9fc6-0e0cd98fefa0/images/e73c862e-0b27-4e63-b144-9181071d907a.jpeg) The Sung dynasty was known for its landscape paintings featuring misty mountains and flowing rivers. ![Lesser known facts about the Sung dynasty in India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/d5190f7c-bdcd-47ae-9fc6-0e0cd98fefa0/images/bcde25eb-c689-4a19-9671-a0b343dbf9e4.jpeg) The Sung dynasty was divided into two periods: the Northern Sung and the Southern Sung.

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