Yuan Chonghuan

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Yuan Chonghuan was a prominent Ming dynasty military commander and statesman known for his defense against Manchu invasions in early 17th-century China.

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Yuan Chonghuan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ming dynasty general
human
military commander
statesman
accusation treason
activityPeriod early 17th century
allegiance Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Ning-Jin NERFINISHED
Battle of Ningyuan NERFINISHED
birthYear 1584
causeOfDeath execution by lingchi
country China
deathYear 1630
dynasty Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
employer Chongzhen Emperor NERFINISHED
era late Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicity Han Chinese NERFINISHED
familyName Yuan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork government administration
military affairs
givenName Chonghuan NERFINISHED
historicalReputation loyal but wrongly executed general
knownFor defense against Later Jin (early Qing) / Manchu invasions
defense of Beijing against Hong Taiji
defense of Ningyuan
killing of Nurhaci NERFINISHED
language Chinese
legacy regarded as a patriotic hero in later Chinese historiography
memorials statues and shrines in parts of China
militaryRank commander
militarySpecialty artillery warfare
frontier defense
name Yuan Chonghuan NERFINISHED
notableEvent defended Beijing from Manchu forces in 1629
successfully repelled Nurhaci at Ningyuan in 1626
opponent Hong Taiji NERFINISHED
Nurhaci NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Beijing NERFINISHED
position governor-general of Liaodong (border defense) region
posthumousRehabilitation yes
regionOfActivity Liaodong NERFINISHED
Ningyuan NERFINISHED
servedUnder Chongzhen Emperor NERFINISHED
Tianqi Emperor NERFINISHED

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Yuan hasNotableBearer Yuan Chonghuan
Nurhaci opponent Yuan Chonghuan