Qin Liangyu

Qin Liangyu (1574–1648) was a female general of the late Ming. Born in Zhongzhou, Sichuan, in 1595 she married Ma Qiancheng, chieftain of Shizhu, and led 500 men against the 1599 Bozhou rebellion.

Her husband's death in prison in 1613 made her pacification commissioner; with her famed White Staff troops she fought the Later Jin and Zhang Xianzhong. Defeated by Zhang, she withdrew but kept her soldiers from surrendering.

The Longwu Emperor of Southern Ming made her a marquis. She died at Shizhu in 1648, the only woman listed among Ming generals in official history.