Research on the Foundation of the Hongguang Regime

After the Ming Dynasty was overthrown,the officials and gentries in Beijing supported DaShun Administration.However,it was soon defeated by the Qing army.The Qing Dynasty took Beijing and became the ruler.People were not willingly under the rule of it,instead,they placed the hope on the new regime that was related to the Zhu family built up in Nanjing.The Qing Dynasty issued law of cutting hair that was strongly revolted against.The struggle against the Qing Dynasty was rolling on with full force.People were called on to support the former kings of the Ming Dynasty.When Beijing was taken,many people including the former Ming officials in the north,citizens and merchants,swarmed to Nanjing.What's more,DaShun Administration lost power in Hebei and Shandong.These were advantageous to building up a new regime in order to stabilize the country and reoccupy the lost land.