Season 11, Episode 6: The Fall of the Ming Dynasty
A diagram of the Battle of Shanhai Pass, in which the Later Jin Dynasty was allowed access to lower China through the Shanhai Pass and, united with the Han forces of Wu Sangui, fought a rebel army and went on to take Beijing. Source: SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Wu Sangui, the Chinese general who partnered with the Later Jin Dynasty and ultimately allowed them to take Beijing and transform into a new ruling dynasty of all of China. Source: Public Domain
A reconstruction of Mukden Palace, where Nurhaci of the Later Jin initially held court, ruling from the city of Shenyang. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Nurhaci, later renamed Emperor Taizu of Qing. Source: Public Domain
An illustration of the Battle of Ningyuan, where Nurhaci lost his life after suffering a serious wound from cannon-fire. Source: Public Domain
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