Shun

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Establishment

• March 1644: In February 1644, the rebel leader Li Zicheng founded the Shun dynasty in Xi'an and proclaimed himself king.
• April 1644: By March Shun armies had taken the important city of Taiyuan in Shanxi.
• April 1644: On April 24, Li Zicheng breached the walls of Beijing, and the Emperor hanged himself the next day on a hill behind the Forbidden City.
• June 1644: Li Zicheng left Beijing on June 4th.

Chronology

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1. Qing conquest of the Ming

Was a a conflict that saw the transition from the Ming to the Qing Dinasty in China. The Qing created an indpendent domain in Manchuria, revolted against the Ming and systematically conquered all Ming territories in the following decades.

1.1. Qing conquest of Ming China

Were a series of military campaign by the Qing against the the Ming that saw the fall of the latter.

• June 1644: Li Zicheng left Beijing on June 4th.
• January 1645: The Qing Dynasty conquered Shanxi and Shaanxi.
• October 1645: End of the Shun Dynasty.

1.2. Shun secession

Was the secession of the state of Shun, centred in Xi'an, from the Ming Dynasty.

• March 1644: In February 1644, the rebel leader Li Zicheng founded the Shun dynasty in Xi'an and proclaimed himself king.
• April 1644: By March Shun armies had taken the important city of Taiyuan in Shanxi.
• April 1644: On April 24, Li Zicheng breached the walls of Beijing, and the Emperor hanged himself the next day on a hill behind the Forbidden City.

Disestablishment

• January 1645: The Qing Dynasty conquered Shanxi and Shaanxi.
• October 1645: End of the Shun Dynasty.