Xi dynasty

The Xi dynasty (/ʃɪ/; Chinese: 西朝; pinyin: Xī Cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsi¹ Chʻao²), officially the Great Xi (Chinese: 大西;
pinyin: Dà Xī; lit. 'Great West'), was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that existed during the Ming–Qing transition. Great Xi
The dynasty, which lasted from 1643 to 1647, was established by the peasant rebellion leader Zhang Xianzhong, by 大西
proclaiming himself the title of the "king" ( 王 ) and later the "emperor" ( 皇 帝 ) of the Great Xi,[1] similar to the
contemporary Shun dynasty established by another rebellion leader Li Zicheng. The Xi dynasty was based at Chengdu 1643–1647
since 1644 with the era name "Dashun" (大顺, "Great Shun") and ruled most of Sichuan province, after Zhang Xianzhong
seized the control of the province from the late Ming dynasty. During the regime's brief existence the province of Sichuan
was greatly devastated and depopulated.[2] The dynasty ended in 1647 after the death of Zhang Xianzhong, and its
territory fell to the forces of the Southern Ming and the Manchu-led Qing dynasty.

Emperor
Personal name Portrait Period of reign Era names and dates

Zhang Xianzhong 1643–1647 Dashun (大顺; Dà Shùn; 'Great Shun') 1644–1647

See also The Xi dynasty during the Ming-Qing

transition
Shun dynasty
Status Short-lived
Qing dynasty dynasty of
Southern Ming China
Late Ming peasant rebellions Capital Huangzhou
(1643)
References Chengdu
(1644–1647)

1. Cheng Gu (2019). "Chapter 6". The Hidden Land: The Garrison System And the Ming Dynasty (illustrated ed.). Common languages Chinese
Routledge. ISBN 978-1000711004.
Religion Buddhism,
2. Myers, H. Ramon; Wang, Yeh-Chien (2002), Part One: The Ch'ing Empire to 1800, The Cambridge History of China, Taoism,
vol. 9, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 481, ISBN 978-0-521-24334-6 Confucianism,
Chinese folk
religion

Government Monarchy
King, Emperor
• 1643–1647 Zhang
Xianzhong
History
• Proclamation as the 1643
King of the dynasty
• Proclamation as the 1644
Emperor of the
dynasty
• Death of Zhang 1647
Xiangzhong and
the abolishment of
the dynasty
Currency Chinese coin,
Chinese cash

Preceded by Succeeded by
Ming Qing
dynasty dynasty
Southern
Ming

Today part of People's

Republic of
China

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