Ming Dynasty
1550–1645
Ming Dynasty (1550–1645). You start as Soldier and could rise all the way to Regional commander, if you survive. This era covers 27 historical battles.
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- Soldier
- Small-banner leader
- Banner chief
- Centurion
- Chiliarch
- Guard commander
- Regional commander
Historical battles
| Year | Battle | Est. casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 1550 | Gengxu IncidentAltan Khan's Mongols reach the walls of Beijing, and the capital garrison dares not come out. | ≈10% |
| 1554 | Battle of WangjiangjingThe Ming army crushes the wokou pirates at Jiaxing. | ≈5% |
| 1556 | Battle of KanshanNewly arrived in Zhejiang, Qi Jiguang fares badly against the pirates. | ≈6% |
| 1561 | Battle of TaizhouWith the Mandarin Duck formation, the Qi family army wins nine battles out of nine. | ≈2% |
| 1562 | Battle of HengyuAt low tide, the Qi army fills the mudflats with straw, crosses, and destroys the pirates' den. | ≈4% |
| 1563 | Battle of PinghaiQi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and Liu Xian join forces to retake Pinghai. | ≈3% |
| 1564 | Battle of XianyouThe pirate menace in Fujian and Zhejiang is largely ended. | ≈3% |
| 1574 | Campaign against Dong HuliQi Jiguang defeats the Doyan tribe beyond Xifeng Pass. | ≈4% |
| 1592 | Ningxia campaignLi Rusong puts down Pubei's rebellion in Ningxia. | ≈6% |
| 1593 | Siege of PyongyangLi Rusong leads an army into Korea and takes Pyongyang. | ≈8% |
| 1593 | Battle of ByeokjegwanMing light cavalry chase too far and are ambushed by the Japanese at Byeokjegwan. | ≈12% |
| 1597 | Battle of JiksanThe Ming army stops the Japanese advance north at Jiksan. | ≈5% |
| 1598 | Siege of UlsanThe Japanese castle at Ulsan holds out against the siege through bitter cold. | ≈15% |
| 1598 | Battle of NoryangChen Lin, Deng Zilong and Yi Sun-sin catch the Japanese fleet between them. Deng Zilong and Yi Sun-sin are killed. | ≈4% |
| 1600 | Bozhou campaignAn army of two hundred thousand puts down Yang Yinglong's rebellion. | ≈6% |
| 1619 | Battle of SarhūFour Ming columns advance separately, and Nurhaci concentrates his forces and destroys them one by one. | ≈45% |
| 1621 | Fall of Shenyang and LiaoyangThe Later Jin take Shenyang and Liaoyang. All of Liaodong is lost. | ≈30% |
| 1626 | Battle of NingyuanYuan Chonghuan drives off Nurhaci with Western cannon. | ≈8% |
| 1627 | Battle of Ning-JinHong Taiji attacks Ningyuan and Jinzhou and fails to take either. | ≈6% |
| 1629 | Jisi IncidentHong Taiji goes around through Mongolia and reaches Beijing. Yuan Chonghuan rushes back to defend it, and is thrown in prison. | ≈10% |
| 1631 | Siege of DalingheDalinghe is besieged for three months. When the food runs out, Zu Dashou surrenders. | ≈25% |
| 1635 | Fighting the roving banditsRebel bands are everywhere, and the imperial army is worn out chasing them. | ≈10% |
| 1638 | Battle of Tongguan NanyuanSun Chuanting crushes Li Zicheng, who escapes into the Shangluo mountains with just eighteen riders. | ≈25% |
| 1641 | Battle of Song-JinHong Chengchou's army of 130,000 is surrounded at Songshan and wiped out. | ≈35% |
| 1643 | Battle of ShiyuanSun Chuanting is defeated, and the Ming's last elite army is gone. | ≈30% |
| 1644 | Battle of Shanhai PassWu Sangui opens the pass to the Qing army. Li Zicheng is routed at Yipianshi. | ≈20% |
| 1645 | Siege of YangzhouShi Kefa holds Yangzhou to the end. When it falls, the Qing army massacres the city for ten days. | ≈40% |
Casualty rates are the game's estimates from historical sources, used to work out the chance of dying. Treat them as approximate.
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