Battle of Nanyang

Battle of Nanyang
Date1641-1642
LocationNanyang
Result Victory for Li Zicheng

The Battle of Nanyang took place in 1641 and 1642 in Nanyang, an important city in Henan Province. This city is an ancient original place of the Silk Road.[1] At the end of Ming Dynasty, many battles took place in Nanyang.[2] 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.[3] And that war was called Battle of Nanyang, which lasted nearly a year.

References

  1. ↑ 专家称丝绸之路源头在南阳_北青网 (in Chinese). News.ynet.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. ↑ "第四节农民战争与明朝的灭亡". Hxlsw.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. ↑ "《中国历代战争年表》——明：1601年－1643年_战争—和平_百度空间". Hi.baidu.com. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2012-03-04.


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