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.
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Esen Taishi
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Esen was an Oirat taishi and khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty between 1453 and 1454.
Tumu Crisis
…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 of the Oirat Mongols, launched a large-scale, three-pronged invasion of China. Despite having capable generals, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, under…
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Emperor Yingzong of Ming, captured by Esen during the Tumu Crisis