Battle of Ningyuan

Battle of Ningyuan
Part of the Ming-Qing transition
Battle of Ningyuan
Date 2–10 February 1626 Location Xingcheng, Liaoning Result Ming victory
Belligerents
Later Jin	Ming dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Nurhaci (WIA) Wunage	Yuan Chonghuan Man Gui Zu Dashou Zhu Mei Zuo Fu He Kegang Yang Qi Jin Guan † Jin Shilin † Yao Fumin † Yao Yuxian † Sun Yuanhua Mao Wenlong
Strength
60,000–130,000[1]	Ningyuan: 20,000[2] Juehua Island: 7,000[3]
Casualties and losses
2,750+ Nurhaci is wounded and later dies	Juehua Island: 16,000 (including civilians)[4]

The Battle of Ningyuan (simplified Chinese: 宁远之战; traditional Chinese: 寧遠之戰; pinyin: Níngyuǎn Zhī Zhàn) took place between the Ming dynasty and the Later Jin dynasty in 1626. The Later Jin had been waging war on the Ming for several years, and their leader Nurhaci had deemed Ningyuan to be a suitable target for his attack, in part due to advice from a Ming defector, Li Yongfang. Later Jin failed to take the city and Nurhaci was wounded in the assault, dying eight months later. The Ming emerged victorious, marking a temporary resurgence of the Ming army after an eight-year-long series of defeats.^[5]