Originally Posted by
Ken Cheng
One of the political themes of DOMD was how the Ming Dynasty collapsed in large part due to internal conflict among its leadership. Indeed, just looking at all the different factions of the former Ming Dynasty gives you an idea of the main reason they never had much of a realistic chance of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming:
Chan Gun Nam and the Heaven and Earth Society
Cheng Hak Song and his teacher, Fung Sek Fan
The House of Muk faction
The House of Wong faction
Lee Tze Sing
Ng 3 Gwai (technically not a Ming revivalist, but also a former associate of the Ming military/government who had his own reasons for wanting to overthrow the Qing Dynasty)
The One-Armed Nun
The Gui Family
Which of these entities, if any, had the most legitimate claim to restoring the Ming Dynasty? Was there something deeper than thirst for power, greed, and personal animosity to their being unable to all get on the same page?