▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Argentina ▁Category : Span ish - language ▁websites <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sh en - L iao ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Later ▁Jin ▁and ▁the ▁M ing ▁dynast y . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 6 2 1 ▁Nur ha ci , ▁k han ▁of ▁the ▁Later ▁Jin , ▁inv aded ▁L ia od ong ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Sh eny ang ▁and ▁L ia oy ang ▁from ▁the ▁M ing . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁After ▁taking ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁X ich eng ▁from ▁his ▁last ▁J urch en ▁riv als , ▁the ▁Y ihe ▁cl an , ▁Nur ha ci ▁and ▁his ▁advis ers ▁started ▁planning ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁Sh eny ang ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁the ▁new ▁capital ▁of ▁Later ▁Jin . ▁In ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁coming ▁batt les ▁Nur ha ci ▁began ▁heavily ▁cour ting ▁nearby ▁Mong ol ▁tribes , ▁who ' s ▁ch ie ft ains , ▁and ▁even ▁M ing ▁officers , ▁defect ed ▁to ▁his ▁b anner . ▁De fect ors ▁were ▁reward ed ▁with ▁lands , ▁titles , ▁far ms , ▁slaves , ▁liv est ock , ▁and ▁c ash ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁ranks ▁and ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁Nur ha ci ▁emphas ized ▁towards ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁especially ▁that ▁the ▁M ing ▁were ▁their ▁common ▁fo e , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁J urch ens ▁and ▁Mong ols ▁shared ▁a ▁similar ▁Central ▁Asian ▁origin . ▁The