Qing Dynasty Completes Southern Conquest
1646
Manchu armies swept into the last pockets of Ming resistance in southern China, capturing the Longwu Emperor and executing him. Millions of Han Chinese were forced to adopt the Manchu queue or face death. The conquest was methodical, merciless, and far from over - loyalist holdouts would flicker on for another decade and a half.
In context
Also in 1646 (3 other events on record)
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Before and after in East Asia
- Before: 1645: Dorgon Issues Queue Order
- After: 1650: Kangxi Emperor Born
Before and after in War
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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