Late Ming peasant rebellions

The late Ming peasant rebellions (Chinese: 明末民變) were a series of peasant revolts during the last decades of the Ming dynasty lasting from 1628–1644. They were primarily caused by natural disasters in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. At the same time, the She-An Rebellion and Later Jin incursions forced the Ming government to cut funding for the postal service, which resulted in the mass unemployment of men in the provinces hit hard by natural disasters. Unable to cope with three major crises at the same time, the Ming dynasty collapsed in 1644.

Late Ming peasant rebellions
Part of the Ming-Qing transition

Late Ming peasant rebellions 1628–1636
Date1628–1644
Location
Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and Henan
Result Rebel victory
Li Zicheng captures Beijing
End of the Ming dynasty
Belligerents
Various peasant rebels like the Shun and Xi dynasties Ming dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Wang Jiayin
Gao Yingxiang
Li Zicheng
Lao Huihui
Luo Rucai
Zhang Xianzhong		 Yang He
Hong Chengchou
Chen Qiyu
Lu Xiangsheng
Cao Wenzhao
Cao Bianjiao
Sun Chuanting
Huang Degong
Qin Liangyu
Yang Sichang
Ding Qirui
Fu Zonglong
You Shiwei
Strength
600,000+ ~100,000
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