In the late Ming dynasty, Nurhaci of Jianzhou launched a campaign against the Ming under the banner of the Seven Grievances. The Ming army’s elite forces were wiped out at Sarhu, and the situation in Liaodong deteriorated from that point on.
At first, no one could have imagined that a people from the forests and mountains of the northeast would bring the Ming court endless trouble. Even less could anyone have imagined that this would shake the Mandate of Heaven held by the Han people and lead to centuries of backwardness throughout the Industrial Revolution.
In 1620, someone who should never have existed in this world was finally swept into the current of history. Whether he could change its course, even a little, depended on how he chose to play his hand.
The writing is good and rigorous, but it's a pity that there is no further text. 🤦🤦🤦