1642

1642 — China: 1642 Yellow River flood / Japan: Kan'ei Great Famine / United States: English Civil War

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KoreaJoseon 1392–1897	ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912	JapanEdo period 1603–1868	United StatesThirteen Colonies 1607–1776
No events recorded for this year 1640긍구당 김세환(肯構堂金世煥) 출생 1640도정서원(道正書院) 건립 1640약포사당(藥圃祠堂) 건립 1641유 철(兪㯙) 부임 1643삼강서원(三江書院) 건립	1642 Yellow River flood Battle of Song-Jin Battle of San Salvador (1642) 洪承疇降清。ZH Composite metal cannons are produced in the Ming dynasty. Li Zicheng's rebels manage to create a two zhang breach in Ming fortifications using cannons. A Han army was made the last of the Qing Eight Banners. Floods strike Zhejiang 1640May — Qing dynasty captures the Evenk fortresses of Duochen, Asajin, Yakesa, and Duojin 1640summer — Rebels enter Sichuan 1641October — Zhang Xianzhong takes Changsha and Hengzhou 1641Rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong takes Xiangyang 1641Battle of San Salvador (1641) 1641March — Xu Xiake died. 1641March — Li Zicheng takes Luoyang 1641Locusts attack Zhejiang 1641July — Zhang Xianzhong takes Wuchang 1641Li Zicheng takes Kaifeng 1641Li Zicheng enters Henan 1643November — Li Zicheng takes Xi'an 1643Northeastern natives submit to the Qing dynasty 1643September — Hong Taiji died. 1643October — Hong Taiji's young son the Shunzhi Emperor became emperor of the Qing dynasty. 1643Zhang Xianzhong declares the Xi dynasty in Huguang 1643January — Li Zicheng takes Xiangyang 1644November — Shunzhi Emperor enthroned in Beijing. 1644February — Li Zicheng proclaims his Shun dynasty in Xi'an 1644June — Zhu Yousong becomes the Hongguang Emperor of Southern Ming in Nanjing 1644Jiashen Incident 1644Zhang Xianzhong relocates to Chengdu and proceeds to massacre the Sichuanpopulation 1644Battle of Shanhai Pass 1644November — Shunzhi Emperor is enthroned in the Forbidden City 1644April — The Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself from the Zuihuai as the army of Li Zicheng's Shun dynasty breached the walls of the Ming capital Beijing. 1644June — Li Zicheng fled Beijing. 1644李自成建國號「大順」，攻陷北京，明亡。山海關總兵吳三桂引清兵入關，擊敗大順軍。清攝政王多爾袞與順治帝入關，遷都北京，入主中原。明鳳陽總督馬士英等擁立福王朱由崧於南京即帝位，為弘光帝。 1644June — Qing dynasty takes Beijing and Li Zicheng flees 1644April — Li Zicheng takes Beijing and the Chongzhen Emperor hangs himself 1644historical view	Kan'ei Great Famine 1641オランダ人を長崎出島に移す（鎖国の完成）。 1643Emperor Go-Kōmyō, accession 1643田畑永代売買禁止令を定める。	English Civil War 1640French and Iroquois Wars escalate to full warfare. 1640Virginia courts sentence John Punch a black indentured servant to life of servitude for running away from an abusive plantation owner Hugh Gwyn. 1643Kieft's War 1643New England Confederation created. 16441646 – Third Anglo–Powhatan War.

KoreaJoseon 1392–1897

ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912

JapanEdo period 1603–1868

United StatesThirteen Colonies 1607–1776

No events recorded for this year

1640긍구당 김세환(肯構堂金世煥) 출생
1640도정서원(道正書院) 건립
1640약포사당(藥圃祠堂) 건립
1641유 철(兪㯙) 부임
1643삼강서원(三江書院) 건립

1642 Yellow River flood
Battle of Song-Jin
Battle of San Salvador (1642)
洪承疇降清。ZH
Composite metal cannons are produced in the Ming dynasty.
Li Zicheng's rebels manage to create a two zhang breach in Ming fortifications using cannons.
A Han army was made the last of the Qing Eight Banners.
Floods strike Zhejiang

1640May — Qing dynasty captures the Evenk fortresses of Duochen, Asajin, Yakesa, and Duojin
1640summer — Rebels enter Sichuan
1641October — Zhang Xianzhong takes Changsha and Hengzhou
1641Rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong takes Xiangyang
1641Battle of San Salvador (1641)
1641March — Xu Xiake died.
1641March — Li Zicheng takes Luoyang
1641Locusts attack Zhejiang
1641July — Zhang Xianzhong takes Wuchang
1641Li Zicheng takes Kaifeng
1641Li Zicheng enters Henan
1643November — Li Zicheng takes Xi'an
1643Northeastern natives submit to the Qing dynasty
1643September — Hong Taiji died.
1643October — Hong Taiji's young son the Shunzhi Emperor became emperor of the Qing dynasty.
1643Zhang Xianzhong declares the Xi dynasty in Huguang
1643January — Li Zicheng takes Xiangyang
1644November — Shunzhi Emperor enthroned in Beijing.
1644February — Li Zicheng proclaims his Shun dynasty in Xi'an
1644June — Zhu Yousong becomes the Hongguang Emperor of Southern Ming in Nanjing
1644Jiashen Incident
1644Zhang Xianzhong relocates to Chengdu and proceeds to massacre the Sichuanpopulation
1644Battle of Shanhai Pass
1644November — Shunzhi Emperor is enthroned in the Forbidden City
1644April — The Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself from the Zuihuai as the army of Li Zicheng's Shun dynasty breached the walls of the Ming capital Beijing.
1644June — Li Zicheng fled Beijing.
1644李自成建國號「大順」，攻陷北京，明亡。山海關總兵吳三桂引清兵入關，擊敗大順軍。清攝政王多爾袞與順治帝入關，遷都北京，入主中原。明鳳陽總督馬士英等擁立福王朱由崧於南京即帝位，為弘光帝。
1644June — Qing dynasty takes Beijing and Li Zicheng flees
1644April — Li Zicheng takes Beijing and the Chongzhen Emperor hangs himself
1644historical view

Kan'ei Great Famine

1641オランダ人を長崎出島に移す（鎖国の完成）。
1643Emperor Go-Kōmyō, accession
1643田畑永代売買禁止令を定める。

English Civil War

1640French and Iroquois Wars escalate to full warfare.
1640Virginia courts sentence John Punch a black indentured servant to life of servitude for running away from an abusive plantation owner Hugh Gwyn.
1643Kieft's War
1643New England Confederation created.
16441646 – Third Anglo–Powhatan War.