- Location
- Western New York
First off, I admit I don't know all that much about the Ming-Qing transition beyond what I've read in a few general histories of China. But is there any way to have the fall of the Ming result in a different outcome - could the Shun Dynasty somehow survive? Is there any way for Wu Sangui to fend off both the Manchus and the rebels, either to restore the Ming or found his own dynasty, as he attempted many years later? Were there any other serious contenders for power besides Li, Wu and the Manchus?