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Siege of Lüshun

Siege of Lüshun was a siege conducted in 1634 at Lüshunkou District, in what is now People's Republic of China. The recorded result: Later Jin victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 5,000.

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Fought1634
WhereLüshunkou District, People's Republic of China38.809N, 121.263E
OutcomeLater Jin victory
BelligerentsLater JinagainstMing dynasty
Casualties and losses4,000+and5,000

Record

Date1634 (year precision)
PlaceLüshunkou District, People's Republic of China
38.809N, 121.263E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown5,000
Casualties and losses4,000+5,000
Commanders
  • Hong Taiji
  • Kong Youde
  • Geng Zhongming
  • Huang Long (general)
Siege of LüshunSiege of LüshunSiege of Port ArthurBattle of LushunkouBattle of Port ArthurBattle of NanshanBattle of the Yellow SeaSiege of Port ArthurBattle of NanshanBattle of the Yellow SeaQinhuangdaoZhuangheWafangdian100 km38.809N, 121.263E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1634 and 1904.

Elsewhere in 1634

Siege of Lüshun is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q29469235, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lüshun, revision 1370743096, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.