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The Qing Conquest of Hunan: A Pivotal Campaign in the Fall of Southern Ming

The Decisive Southern Campaign of 1646 In August 1646, as the Qing dynasty consolidated its control over China, the court […]

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The Paradox of He Tengjiao: Loyalty and Failure in the Southern Ming Resistance

The Fall of the Ming and the Rise of a Reluctant Hero The collapse of the Ming Dynasty in 1644 […]

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The Battle for Hubei: A Pivotal Moment in the Ming-Qing Transition

The Fragile Alliance Against the Qing In the turbulent years following the fall of the Ming dynasty, resistance against the […]

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The Great Shun Army’s Pivotal Alliance: Ming Loyalists and Peasant Rebels Unite Against the Qing

The Collapse of the Shun Dynasty and Dispersal of Rebel Forces The year 1645 marked a critical juncture in China’s […]

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The Fall of the Southern Ming: Betrayal, Resistance, and the Collapse of the Longwu Regime

The Fragile Southern Ming Court When Qing forces advanced into eastern Zhejiang in 1646, Zhu Yihai, the Prince of Lu […]

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The Fall of Ganzhou: A Pivotal Turning Point in the Southern Ming Resistance

The Strategic Importance of Ganzhou in the Southern Ming Struggle In the turbulent years of the mid-17th century, as the […]

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The Fall of Southern Ming: The Qing Conquest of Zhejiang and Fujian in 1646

The Fragmented Southern Ming Resistance As the Qing forces consolidated their control over northern China in the mid-17th century, the […]

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The Tragic Campaign of Huang Daozhou: Loyalty and Conflict in the Southern Ming Dynasty

The Fractured Court of the Longwu Emperor The Southern Ming dynasty’s Longwu regime (1645-1646) emerged during one of China’s most […]

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The Rise and Fall of Zheng Zhilong: Pirate Kingmaker of the Ming-Qing Transition

From Pirate to Power Broker: Zheng Zhilong’s Ascent The turbulent Ming-Qing transition period witnessed the extraordinary rise of Zheng Zhilong, […]

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The Longwu Emperor and the Southern Ming’s Struggle for Survival

A Dynasty in Crisis: The Fall of Beijing and the Rise of Southern Ming The mid-17th century marked one of […]

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The Rise and Fall of the Longwu Regime: A Pivotal Chapter in the Southern Ming Resistance

The Fragmented Landscape of Southern Ming Resistance In the autumn of 1645, as the Qing dynasty consolidated its grip on […]

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The Rise and Fall of Zhu Hengjia: A Forgotten Pretender in the Southern Ming Dynasty

The Fragmented Ming Succession Crisis In the chaotic aftermath of the Ming Dynasty’s collapse in 1644, multiple claimants vied for […]

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The Rise and Fall of the Lu Regent State: A Forgotten Chapter of Ming Loyalist Resistance

The Collapse of the Ming and the Birth of the Lu Regent State When Beijing fell to rebel forces in […]

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The Tang-Lu Rivalry: How Internal Strife Doomed the Southern Ming Resistance

The Fractured Legacy of the Southern Ming When the Hongguang regime collapsed in 1645, the Southern Ming faced an existential […]

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The 1645 Zhejiang Uprising: A Forgotten Chapter of Ming Loyalist Resistance Against the Qing Conquest

The Fall of the Ming and the Qing Invasion of Zhejiang The year 1645 marked a pivotal moment in Chinese […]

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The Rise of the Longwu Regime: A Struggle for Legitimacy in Southern Ming China

A Dynasty in Crisis: The Fall of Beijing and Southern Resistance The year 1644 marked a cataclysmic turning point in […]

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The 1645 Shaanxi Uprising: A Forgotten Chapter of Early Qing Resistance

The Collapse of the Shun Dynasty and Qing Conquest The year 1645 marked a pivotal moment in Chinese history as […]

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The 1645 Southern Anhui Uprising: A Pivotal Chapter in Ming Loyalist Resistance Against the Qing Conquest

The Fall of the Ming and the Rise of Southern Resistance The year 1645 marked a critical juncture in China’s […]

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The Forgotten Fortresses: The Resistance of the Dabie Mountain Strongholds in Early Qing China

The Turbulent Backdrop of Ming-Qing Transition The mid-17th century witnessed one of China’s most dramatic dynastic transitions as the Ming […]

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The Siege of Jiangyin: A City’s Defiant Stand Against the Qing Conquest

The Fall of Nanjing and the Qing Consolidation In 1645, the Qing forces achieved a decisive victory by capturing Nanjing, […]

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The Rise of Anti-Qing Resistance: The Dilemma of Southern Gentry in 1645

The Fall of the Hongguang Court and the Qing Dilemma In the summer of 1645, the collapse of the Southern […]

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The Fugitive Slave Laws of Early Qing China: A Reign of Terror and Resistance

The Origins of Qing Dynasty’s Human Captivity System The brutal practice of capturing and enslaving Han Chinese populations began long […]

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