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Battle of Shanhai Pass

Battle of Shanhai Pass was a battle fought on 27 May 1644 at Shanhaiguan District, in what is now China. It was part of transition from Ming to Qing, which ran from 1616 to 1683. The recorded result: Qing victory.

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Battle of Shanhai Pass
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Fought27 May 1644
WhereShanhaiguan District, China39.979N, 119.776E
OutcomeQing victory
BelligerentsQing dynasty; Ming defenders of Shanhai PassagainstShun dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part oftransition from Ming to Qing1616 to 1683

Where it sits in transition from Ming to Qing

Battle of Qinghe, 1618Battle of Fushun, 1618Battle of Sarhu, 1619Battle of Kaiyuan, 1619Battle of Tieling, 1619Battle of Fort Zhenjiang, 1621Battle of Shen-Liao, 1621Battle of Guangning, 1622Battle of Ningyuan, 1626Battle of Ning-Jin, 1627Battle of Dalinghe, 1631Battle of Songjin, 1641Battle of Shanhai Pass, 1644Siege of Kweilin, 164716181647Battle of Shanhai Pass, 1644
14 placed engagements of transition from Ming to Qing in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 May 1644
PlaceShanhaiguan District, China
39.979N, 119.776E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthQing: 60,000 men; Wu Sangui: about 100,000 men, including tens of thousands from local militiaDisputed: between 60,000 and 100,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Dorgon
  • Wu Sangui
  • Li Zicheng
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Battle of Shanhai Pass 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 Q4520158, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shanhai Pass, revision 1382030004, 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.