Late Ming peasant rebellions

Late Ming peasant rebellions
	Part of the Ming-Qing transition
	; Late Ming peasant rebellions 1628–1636
Date	1628–1644
Location	Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and Henan
Result	Rebel victory; Li Zicheng captures Beijing; End of the Ming dynasty
Belligerents
Various peasant rebels White Lotus remnants; Shun dynasty; Xi dynasty;	Ming dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Wang Jiayin; Wang Er; Gao Yingxiang; Li Zicheng; Lao Huihui; Luo Rucai; Zhang Xianzhong; Li Dingguo; Sun Kewang	Yang He; Hong Chengchou; Chen Qiyu; Lu Xiangsheng; Cao Wenzhao; Cao Bianjiao; Sun Chuanting; Huang Degong; Qin Liangyu; Yang Sichang; Ding Qirui; Fu Zonglong; You Shiwei; Ma Shilong
Strength
600,000+	~100,000

The late Ming peasant rebellions (Chinese: 明末民變) were a series of peasant revolts during the last decades of the Ming dynasty lasting from 1628 to 1644. They were primarily caused by natural disasters in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. The rebels also composed from the followers of Xu Hongru, the leader of the White Lotus Societies who had been executed in 1622.

At the same time, the She-An Rebellion and Later Jin incursions forced the Ming government to cut funding for the postal service, which resulted in the mass unemployment of men in the provinces hit hard by natural disasters. Unable to cope with three major crises at the same time, the Ming dynasty collapsed in 1644.