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The 14 pages that link to Li Zicheng, each with the reason it gives.

• Ming dynastyRelated: His uprising toppled the dynasty’s capital regime during its final crisis.

• NurhaciCompared with: His rebellion weakened the Ming at the moment the Qing successor state entered China.

• Later JinRelated: The Ming crisis he intensified opened the way for Qing forces descended from the Later Jin.

• Wu SanguiRelated: His seizure of Beijing displaced the Ming court and shaped Wu’s decision at Shanhai Pass.

• Battle of Shanhai PassRelated: His army’s defeat at the pass ended its immediate hold on Beijing.

• Manchu conquest of ChinaRelated: His overthrow of the Ming capital created the opening for Qing intervention.

• Southern MingRelated: His seizure of the capital created the crisis that opened the way for Qing entry and Southern Ming claims.

• Chongzhen EmperorRelated: His advance forced Chongzhen to confront the immediate collapse of the capital.

• Hong ChengchouRelated: Internal rebellion compounded the dynastic crisis in which Hong’s defection took place.

• Ming dynasty militaryRelated: His uprising overwhelmed a state already strained by frontier warfare and fiscal pressures.

• Shanhai PassRelated: His army’s defeat at the pass ended its brief control of Beijing.

• Shun dynastyBroader topic: His armies established the dynasty after years of revolt against the Ming.

• Transition from Ming to QingRelated: His capture of Beijing created the immediate opening for Qing entry into China proper.

• Zhang XianzhongRelated: His parallel rebellion formed part of the same late Ming crisis.