Title: On YU Qian, the Beijing Defending War and Its Significance
Abstract: Born in Hangzhou,Zhejiang,YU Qian was an outstanding politician,strategist,and a famous national hero leading a life of purity and honesty.He made much brilliant work when he was in office,for which he was respected deeply and praised highly by common people.In 1449,AD,Wala,a Mongolian tribe marched into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and defeated the Ming army in Tumubao,making ZHU Qi\|zhen,the Emperor Zheng Tong of the Ming Dynasty imprisoned,and putting the whole Dynasty into a state of fear and instability.On such a dangerous and hard moment,YU Qian shouldered the task of leading people to defend their country and won the Beijing defending war.The victory of the war saved the Ming Dynasty from the fate of falling on the North Song Dynasty hundreds of years ago and made the Emperor Zheng Tong return home from imprisonment.Both on the senses of military affairs and national relations it was of significance,writing down a splendid page in the history of China.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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