The peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty broke out in the northern Shaanxi uprising in the seventh year of the apocalypse in the late Ming Dynasty (1627) and completely failed in the fifteenth year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1658). Also known as the peasant war, the uprising and the uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters continued, and class contradictions became increasingly acute. Facing the threat of Huang taiji leaving the border and the famine in the mainland, the Ming court was forced to reform the post office in order to save money and streamline its organization. However, there was a drought in Shaanxi, and the people could not live, so they had to take risks. The peasant uprising broke out in northern Shaanxi at the end of Ming Dynasty. Poor land, backward production, severe taxes and years of famine led to peasant uprisings.
From the 7th year of the Apocalypse (1627) to the 15th year of the Qing Shunzhi (1658), the rebels fought against the Ming army 17 and the Qing army 14.
Wang Er, Li Zicheng, Zhang and other peasant armies grew up from small to large, from scattered to concentrated, from guerrilla mobile operations to mobile operations, and finally overthrew the Ming Dynasty. In the later period, out of national justice, the peasant army adopted the decision to unite the Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, due to the limitations and strategic mistakes of the peasant class, coupled with the crazy suppression after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, the peasant uprising eventually failed.
Second, Wang Er Uprising (a prelude to the Uprising)
Wang Er Uprising is a peasant uprising in Weibei, Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, which broke out in July of 1627 (the seventh year of the apocalypse). This uprising started the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.
Third, the Li Zicheng Uprising (which led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty)
Li Zicheng Uprising is an important part of peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. During the reign of tomorrow and Chongzhen, there was drought and famine in northern Shaanxi for years, and farmers rioted in succession. Li Zicheng, a brave and resourceful warrior under Gao Yingxiang. Yan Li and Li Zicheng revolted in the second year of Chongzhen (1629), and put forward slogans such as "all fields are tax-free" and "buy flats and sell flats", which were welcomed by the broad masses of the people, and folk songs such as "kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine pulp, open the door to welcome the king, and the king will not pay food" were circulated. The army has grown to millions and become the main force of the peasant war.
In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643), Xiangyang was called Xinshun King. In the first month of the following year, the Dashun regime, named Yongchang, was established. Soon, he conquered Beijing and overthrew the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Jingshan Park. This is because of the changes in Shen Jia and the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
After the Battle of Shibian, Li Zicheng retreated to Beijing and proclaimed himself emperor.
Manchu nobles entered the customs and jointly attacked the peasant army. Faced with failure, he withdrew from Beijing and led his troops to Henan and Shaanxi. On May 17, Li Zicheng was killed by local Xiang Yong in Tongcheng County, Hubei Province. The rest of Li Zicheng continued the anti-Qing struggle.
This uprising led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Fourth, Zhang Uprising.
In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), Zhang rebelled against Mizhi Village and became the Eight Kings. Because his face is long and yellow, he is called yellow tiger. After he became king, he became an army and moved to Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Hubei.
In the sixteenth year, Wuchang and Xuanke Changsha, known as the King of the Great West, announced that they would be exempted from money and grain for three years, and the farmers in Hunan and Jiangxi responded. The following year, Sichuan was taken to establish the Daxi regime in Chengdu, that is, the throne and title were Dashun, and the resistance of the landlord class was severely suppressed. At the end of the third year of Dashun (1646), the Qing army went south. He led the troops and refused to fight, and was shot dead by an arrow at Fenghuang Mountain in Xichong.
Due to the need of the Qing court's rule, all his own killings were attributed to the dead uprising leader.