Defense of Beijing
The Defense of Jingshi (Chinese: 京師保衛戰), also known as the Defense of Beijing (Chinese: 北京保衛戰), was a battle that took place between the Oirats and the Ming dynasty in 1449.
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Map of Beijing in 1449. Esen's forces were facing the Deshengmen and Xizhimen gates from the North West corner of the map. | |||||||
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| Northern Yuan (Mongol Khanate) | Ming dynasty | ||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 70,000 | 220,000 | ||||||
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