Battle of Nanyang
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Date1641–1642
Location
Result
Rebel victory
- Nanyang sacked and massacred
Territorial
changes Li Zicheng captures Neixiang, Biyang, Yuzhou, etc.
changes Li Zicheng captures Neixiang, Biyang, Yuzhou, etc.
| Battle of Nanyang | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Rebels | Ming dynasty | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Li Zicheng |
Zhu Yuqi † Qiu Maosu † | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Thousands | ||||||||
The Battle of Nanyang (Chinese: 南陽之戰) took place in 1641 and 1642 in Nanyang, an important city in China's Henan Province. This city is an ancient original place of the Silk Road.[1] At the end of the Ming dynasty, many battles took place in Nanyang.[2] In 1641, Li Zicheng attacked Nanyang and finally took control of the west of this city from the Ming dynasty. In 1642, he attacked Nanyang again and took control of the whole city.[3] And that war was called Battle of Nanyang, which lasted nearly a year.
