Tumu Crisis
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The Tumu Crisis, also known as the Crisis of the Tumu Fortress, or the Jisi Incident, was a border conflict between the Oirat Mongols and the Ming dynasty of China. In July 1449, Esen Taishi, leader o
A Mongol horseman. Miniature from the 15th–16th century.
皇明九邊考宣府鎮土木之變
Emperor Yingzong of Ming
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Emperor Yingzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Qizhen, was the sixth and eighth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. He ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor from 1435 to 1449, and as the Tianshun Emperor from
Tumu Crisis
…China. In July 1449, Esen Taishi, leader of the Oirat Mongols, launched a large-scale, three-pronged invasion of China. Despite having capable generals, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, under the influence of eunuch Wang Zhen who dominated the Ming court at the time, made the decision to personally lead his armies into battle against…
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Wang Zhen led Emperor Yingzong's government from 1442 to 1449.
Emperor Yingzong's Tumu campaign in 1449
Lady Qian, Emperor Yingzong's empress