April 1644Death of Chung ChenChung Chen
The Ming Dynasty, which has dominated China since the 1380s, comes to an end
Historical records for China in 1644, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Ming Dynasty, which has dominated China since the 1380s, comes to an end
The rebel leader Li Dzucheng captures Beijing
Captures Beijing & Shenxi then proclaims himself Emperor
Founds the Ching Dynasty
Hangs himself after the rebel leader Li Dzucheng captures Beijing
Beijing is recaptured & the Zicheng Dynasty comes to an end, Li is killed in battle
Succeeds as Emperor of China
This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.