Conquest: the Rise of the Qing Empire

Why was the Battle of Saerhu a key battle that determined the fate of the Ming and Qing Dynasties? How did the one-year itch between Emperor Chongzhen and Yuan Chonghuan change the war situation? How did the Hongguang regime perish in tragedy and despair? What are the little-known stories behind the Battle of Yaksa and the Treaty of Nerchinsk? What profound impact did the Qing Dynasty's war to consolidate its territory have on later generations? From the Battle of Sarhu to the Battle of Daling River, from the Jisi Revolution to the Jiashen Revolution, from the pacification of Junggar to the Battle of Jinchuan, this book details the complete process of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the various wars in which the Qing Dynasty expanded its territory. It truly reproduces the development process of the Qing Dynasty from a small tribe to a large empire, and reveals many mysteries of the rise of the Qing Empire. It is a history of conquests and expansion of territories.