Battle of Ningyuan

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The Battle of Ningyuan was a pivotal 1626 clash in which Ming general Yuan Chonghuan decisively defeated Nurhaci’s Later Jin forces, temporarily halting Manchu expansion into China.

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Battle of Ningyuan canonical 3
Battle of Ningyuan campaign 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ningyuan Campaign ⓘ
belligerent Later Jin ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ
causeOf serious wounding of Nurhaci ⓘ
combatantSide Later Jin field army ⓘ
Ming garrison of Ningyuan ⓘ
linked to: Ningyuan garrison
commander Nurhaci ⓘ
Yuan Chonghuan ⓘ
conflictOf Ming–Qing transition ⓘ
countryAtTime Ming dynasty ⓘ
date 1626 ⓘ
defensiveWork Ningyuan city walls ⓘ
fortifications strengthened by Yuan Chonghuan ⓘ
endDate 1626-02-09 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ning-Jin ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Later Jin (pre-Qing) period ⓘ
late Ming dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Wanli era
impact delayed Later Jin conquest of China proper ⓘ
enhanced Yuan Chonghuan’s reputation as a capable general ⓘ
LaterJinCommander Nurhaci ⓘ
location Liaoxi region ⓘ
linked to: Jianzhou

Ningyuan ⓘ
Ningyuan County ⓘ
present-day Xingcheng, Liaoning, China ⓘ
MingCommander Yuan Chonghuan ⓘ
namedAfter Ningyuan ⓘ
opponent Yuan Chonghuan vs. Nurhaci ⓘ
outcome decisive Ming defensive victory ⓘ
partOf Ming defense of the northeastern frontier ⓘ
Ming–Later Jin Wars ⓘ
linked to: Ming–Qing wars
precededBy Ming defeats at Sarhu ⓘ
region Liaodong frontier ⓘ
linked to: Ming frontier zone
relatedEvent Jurchen conquest of Liaodong ⓘ
Later Jin invasion of Ming territory ⓘ
result Ming victory ⓘ
significance boosted Ming morale during late Ming period ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of European-style artillery in Ming service ⓘ
first major Ming victory over Nurhaci’s Later Jin forces ⓘ
temporarily halted Manchu expansion into Ming China ⓘ
startDate 1626-02-03 ⓘ
strategicObjective Later Jin attempt to capture Ningyuan stronghold ⓘ
defend Ningyuan and block Later Jin advance westward ⓘ
theater Northeast China ⓘ
linked to: Manchuria
usedWeapon European-style artillery ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
year 1626 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manchu invasions → hasPart → Battle of Ningyuan ⓘ
Nurhaci → diedAt → Battle of Ningyuan campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Ningyuan
Yuan Chonghuan → battle → Battle of Ningyuan ⓘ
Ningyuan garrison → notableEvent → Battle of Ningyuan ⓘ