Nurhaci Proclaims the Later Jin
1616
In the forests north of the Ming frontier, a Jurchen chieftain named Nurhaci united his tribes under a banner system, declared himself khan, and took the old dynastic name Jin. Within a generation, his descendants would rename themselves Manchu and march south to claim the Dragon Throne, overthrowing the Ming and founding China's last imperial dynasty.
In context
Also in 1616 (3 other events on record)
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Before and after in East Asia
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1614: Addled Parliament Dissolved
- After: 1617: Nur Jahan Rises
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.