Yan Chongnian

Yan Chongnian is a Chinese historian. He was born in Penglai City, Shandong, China in 1934. He established Beijing Manchu Institute, the first academic institute focussed on the Manchu history.
His publications include Biography of Yuan Chonghuan, True Stories of the 12 Qing Emperors, Fall of Ming and Rise of Qing in 60 Years and
In 2008, he was involved in an altercation where he was assaulted by a Han nationalist who objected to his views about the Qing Dynasty during a book signing, which stirred much controversy on the Chinese internet at the time.