Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644)

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The Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644) was a pivotal clash in late Ming China in which the Ming general Wu Sangui allied with the invading Manchu forces at the Shanhai Pass, enabling the Qing dynasty’s entry into China proper and hastening the fall of the Ming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in Chinese history
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Shanhai Pass
Battle of Shanhai Pass
surface form: Shanhaiguan Campaign
belligerentShift Wu Sangui switched allegiance from Ming to Qing
cause Wu Sangui’s decision to ally with the Manchus against Li Zicheng
power struggle following the collapse of Ming central authority
combatant Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
Shun dynasty forces
commander Dorgon
Li Zicheng
Wu Sangui
consequence Qing forces entered China proper
facilitated establishment of Qing rule over China
rapid collapse of remaining Ming resistance in the north
date 1644
era early Qing dynasty
late Ming dynasty
followedBy Qing occupation of Beijing
proclamation of the Qing dynasty as ruler of China
hasParticipant Eight Banners
surface form: Manchu Eight Banners

Shun rebel forces
Ming imperial army
surface form: Wu Sangui’s Ming frontier army
historicalSignificance key event enabling Manchu conquest of China
turning point in the Ming–Qing transition
location China
Hebei
Qinhuangdao
Shanhaiguan Pass
surface form: Shanhai Pass

Shanhaiguan District NERFINISHED
notableAction Wu Sangui opened the gates of Shanhai Pass to the Manchu army
partOf Manchu invasions
surface form: Manchu conquest of China

Ming–Qing transition
precededBy fall of Beijing to Li Zicheng
suicide of the Chongzhen Emperor
relatedPerson Chongzhen Emperor
Dorgon
Li Zicheng
Wu Sangui
relatedPlace Beijing
Great Wall of China
relatedWork Qing dynasty official histories describing the Manchu conquest
result Qing victory
defeat of Li Zicheng’s Shun forces
opening of the Great Wall defenses at Shanhai Pass to the Manchu army
strategicImportance control of the eastern end of the Great Wall
gateway between Manchuria and North China Plain

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Shanhaiguan Pass historicalEvent Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644)
First Zhili–Fengtian War notableBattle Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644)
this entity surface form: Battle of Shanhaiguan
Consort Wang associatedEvent Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644)
this entity surface form: fall of Beijing (1644)