SWDnovel Volume 1: A Timeline of Major Events in the Grassroots and the Wilderness
Volume 1: A Timeline of Major Events in the Grassroots and the Wilderness
46th year of Wanli (1618)
April: Nurhaci issued the "Seven Grievances," launched a rebellion against the Ming Dynasty, and captured Fushun.
July: The Ming court decided to launch a four-pronged attack against the Later Jin.
This year: Shaanxi suffered a severe drought, and the number of displaced people began to increase.
1619 (the 47th year of the Wanli reign)
March: The Battle of Sarhu resulted in a disastrous defeat for the Ming army's four armies, with Du Song and Liu Ting killed in action.
May: The Later Jin captured Kaiyuan
July: The Later Jin captured Tieling
This year: The Liaodong defense line collapsed completely, and a large number of refugees poured into the interior of China.
48th year of Wanli (1620)
July: Emperor Wanli died after reigning for 48 years.
August: Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo ascended the throne (Emperor Taichang).
September: The Red Pill Case; Emperor Taichang's death, having reigned for only 29 days.
September: Emperor Xizong Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne (Emperor Tianqi) at the age of 16.
The first year of the Tianqi reign (1621)
March: The Later Jin captured Shenyang and Liaoyang; Yuan Yingtai, the Liaodong military commissioner, committed suicide.
This year: Madam Ke and Wei Zhongxian began to gain power.
This year: Nurhaci moved the capital to Liaoyang.
The second year of the Tianqi reign (1622)
January: Wang Huazhen abandoned Guangning and fled, and all the important towns in western Liaoning were lost.
May: Xu Hongru launched an uprising in Yuncheng, Shandong (White Lotus Rebellion).
September: The Ming army quelled the Xu Hongru uprising.
The third year of the Tianqi reign (1623)
This year: Wei Zhongxian's power grew daily, and he began to suppress the Donglin Party.
This year: Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen were executed due to the fall of Liaodong.