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==== Asia ====
* The Chinese government of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]] attempted to ban the practice of [[cremation]]; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continued to cremate their dead until the government resolved the problem in the [[12th century]], establishing public [[graveyard]]s for [[pauper]]s.
* The [[Jingnan|Nanping State]], one of the [[Ten Kingdoms]] in south-central [[China]], is forced to surrender, when invaded by armies of the Song Dynasty.