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Battle of Songjin

Battle of Songjin was a battle fought in 1641 in what is now China; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of transition from Ming to Qing, which ran from 1616 to 1683. The recorded result: Qing victory. Recorded strength: 100,000+ (Hong Taiji) 20,000+ (Dorgon) against 60,000+ (Hong Chengchou in Songshan) 25,000+ (Zu Dashou in Jinzhou).

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Fought1641ran into the following year
WhereChina41.026N, 121.146E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeQing victory
BelligerentsQing dynastyagainstMing dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandApprox. 50,000-60,000
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 Songjin, 1641
14 placed engagements of transition from Ming to Qing in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1641 (year precision)
to 1642
PlaceChina
41.026N, 121.146E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength100,000+ (Hong Taiji) 20,000+ (Dorgon)60,000+ (Hong Chengchou in Songshan) 25,000+ (Zu Dashou in Jinzhou)
Casualties and lossesUnknownApprox. 50,000-60,000
Commanders
  • Hong Taiji
  • Jirgalang
  • Dorgon
  • Dodo, Prince Yu
  • Ajige
  • Oboi
  • Hong Chengchou
  • Zu Dashou
  • Wu Sangui
  • Cao Bianjiao
Battle of SongjinBattle of SongjinBattle of JinzhouBattle of YingkouBattle of TashihchiaoSiege of AnsiBattle of Te-li-SsuBattle of JinzhouBattle of YingkouBattle of TashihchiaoBattle of Te-li-SsuJinxiAnshanQinhuangdaoLingyuanFuxinChaoyangBeipiao100 km41.026N, 121.146E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Songjin 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 Q4872413, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Song-Jin, revision 1376183853, 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.