#252 - Ming 37: The Donglin Debacle
The History of China
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The Early Years of the Tianxie Empire
In 1621, a Lolo chieftain in Sichuan took advantage of the government's preoccupation with Liaudong to launch a major rebellion. The provincial capital at Chengdu was besieged for 102 days. In June 1622, a Dutch fleet of eight ships carrying more than a thousand men attacked the Portuguese colony of Macau. A new threat appeared off the southeastern coast: Vessels of the Dutch East India Company had been preying on Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish shipping over two decades.
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