Yīngchāng

Yingchang stood beside Lake Dali in the Mongolian grasslands. The city, also known as the Prince of Lu's city, became a refuge for the Yuan court after the loss of its capital to the Ming. Toghon Temür, the last Yuan emperor to rule China, died here in 1370. Shortly afterwards Ming forces under Li Wenzhong captured Yingchang, while his successor Ayurshiridara escaped northward toward Karakorum. The lakeside city thus figured in the struggle that followed the fall of the Yuan capital.