Li Zicheng took Beijing by storm

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

In 1640, peasant army led by Li Zicheng which was main force of peasant insurrectionary armies of late Ming Dynasty fought to Henan. For mobilizing and organizing masses to overthrow Ming Dynasty, this peasant army was agog for resolving the heavy taxes and corvee problem and disaster relief. For this reason, Li Zicheng put forward [...]

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