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| Yuan Chonghuan (1584-1630) was a famed patriot and military commander of the Ming dynasty who battled the Manchus in Liaoning. | '''Yuan Chonghuan''' (1584-1630) was a famed patriot and military commander of the Ming dynasty who battled the Manchus in Liaoning. | ||
| Born in Tengxian County, Guangxi, he passed the imperial examinations in 1619 and became the executive officer of the Ministry of War. Responsible for leading repeated operations against enemy troops along the Great Wall, Yuan was promoted to Minister of War by the emperor in 1627. One story tells how he cut his finger open to write orders in blood, vowing to defend the border at all costs. Only three years later, the emperor had Commander Yuan executed at Ganshiqiao in Beijing for treason. One of his rival generals had sown discord among Ming court officials, and those who envied his successes had encouraged the emperor to be done away with him. His body was taken outside the Inner City Wall by a city guard and buried east of Wofosi Street. | Born in Tengxian County, Guangxi, he passed the imperial examinations in 1619 and became the executive officer of the Ministry of War. Responsible for leading repeated operations against enemy troops along the Great Wall, Yuan was promoted to Minister of War by the emperor in 1627. One story tells how he cut his finger open to write orders in blood, vowing to defend the border at all costs. Only three years later, the emperor had Commander Yuan executed at Ganshiqiao in Beijing for treason. One of his rival generals had sown discord among Ming court officials, and those who envied his successes had encouraged the emperor to be done away with him. His body was taken outside the Inner City Wall by a city guard and buried east of Wofosi Street. | ||
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Yuan Chonghuan (1584-1630) was a famed patriot and military commander of the Ming dynasty who battled the Manchus in Liaoning.
Born in Tengxian County, Guangxi, he passed the imperial examinations in 1619 and became the executive officer of the Ministry of War. Responsible for leading repeated operations against enemy troops along the Great Wall, Yuan was promoted to Minister of War by the emperor in 1627. One story tells how he cut his finger open to write orders in blood, vowing to defend the border at all costs. Only three years later, the emperor had Commander Yuan executed at Ganshiqiao in Beijing for treason. One of his rival generals had sown discord among Ming court officials, and those who envied his successes had encouraged the emperor to be done away with him. His body was taken outside the Inner City Wall by a city guard and buried east of Wofosi Street.