Battle of Ningyuan

Battle of Ningyuan
Part of the Ming-Qing transition

Battle of Ningyuan
Date2–10 February 1626
Location
Result Ming victory
Belligerents
Later Jin Ming dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Nurhaci (WIA)
Wunage
Yuan Chonghuan
Man Gui
Zu Dashou
Zhu Mei
Zuo Fu
He Kegang
Yang Qi
Jin Guan 
Jin Shilin 
Yao Fumin 
Yao Yuxian 
Sun Yuanhua
Mao Wenlong
Strength
60,000–130,000[1] Ningyuan: 20,000[2]
Juehua Island: 7,000[3]
Casualties and losses
2,750+
Nurhaci is wounded and later dies
Juehua Island: 16,000 (including civilians)[4]
Jurchens attacking the city wall during the Battle of Ningyuan

The Battle of Ningyuan (simplified Chinese: 宁远之战; traditional Chinese: 寧遠之戰; pinyin: Níngyuǎn Zhī Zhàn) took place between the Ming dynasty and the Later Jin dynasty in 1626. The Later Jin had been waging war on the Ming for several years, and their leader Nurhaci had deemed Ningyuan to be a suitable target for his attack, in part due to advice from a Ming defector, Li Yongfang. Later Jin failed to take the city and Nurhaci was wounded in the assault, dying eight months later. The Ming emerged victorious, marking a temporary resurgence of the Ming army after an eight-year-long series of defeats.[5]

  1. ^ Swope 2014, p. 57.
  2. ^ Swope 2014, p. 58.
  3. ^ Swope 2014, p. 60.
  4. ^ Swope 2014, p. 61.
  5. ^ Wakeman 1977, p. 78.