Events from the year 1647 in China.
Incumbents Qing dynasty - Shunzhi Emperor Co-regent: Dorgon Co-regent: Jirgalang Southern Ming pretender - Yongli Emperor (Zhu Youlang) Xi dynasty - Zhang Xianzhong
Events Transition from Ming to Qing 20 January 1647, a small Qing force led by former Southern Ming commander Li Chengdong (李成東) captures Guangzhou, kills the Shaowu Emperor and sends the Yongli Emperor fleeing to Nanning in Guangxi.
Deaths Zhang Xianzhong - killed in Shaanxi by Qing forces Gao Guiying - female anti-Qing military leader
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