Succession
Declares a new Dynasty with its capital at Xian
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Zicheng Biography and Timeline
Follow Zicheng through 3 dated historical records for China.
Zicheng, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1643–1644Years on this page
1643
Capture of Beijing
Lis rebel army captures Beijing, the last Ming Emperor then hangs himself
1644
Death of Zicheng
Beijing is recaptured & the Zicheng Dynasty comes to an end, Li is killed in battle
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.