6 events found for 1644
Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant re
Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Sha
Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo
Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Man
English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
The Qing dynasty's Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty