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Siege of Kweilin

Siege of Kweilin was a siege conducted in 1647 at Guilin, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Guilin. It was part of transition from Ming to Qing, which ran from 1616 to 1683. The recorded result: Ming–Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: Hundreds (reinforced with 300 men) against Tens of thousands.

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Fought1647
WhereGuilin, People's Republic of China25.267N, 110.283E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMing–Portuguese victory
BelligerentsSouthern Ming; Kingdom of PortugalagainstQing dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandThousands
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, 164716181647Siege of Kweilin, 1647
14 placed engagements of transition from Ming to Qing in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1647 (year precision)
to 1647
PlaceGuilin, People's Republic of China
25.267N, 110.283E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthHundreds (reinforced with 300 men)Tens of thousands
Casualties and lossesUnknownThousands
Commanders
  • Zhu Youlang
  • Kong Youde
  • Geng Zhongming
  • Shang Kexi
Siege of KweilinSiege of KweilinSecond Battle of GuilinBattle of Guilin–LiuzhouLiuzhouYongzhouYishan100 km25.267N, 110.283E
Placed at Guilin; 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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Siege of Kweilin is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134413054, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Guilin (1647), revision 1379698377, 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.