Battle of Nanyang

Battle of Nanyang
Date 1641-1642 Location Nanyang Result Victory for Li Zicheng

The Battle of Nanyang took place in 1641 and 1642 in Nanyang, an important city in Henan Province.^[1] This city is an ancient original place of the Silk Road.^[2] At the end of Ming Dynasty, many battles took place in Nanyang.^[3] In 1641, a person named Li Zicheng "(李自成)" attacked Nanyang and finally took control of the west of this city. In 1642, he attacked Nanyang again and took control of the whole city.^[4] And that war was called Battle of Nanyang, which lasted nearly a year.

References

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