8 February 1644 Xi'an 3 June 1644 Hall of Martial Valor, Shuntian Prefecture
Successor
Li Zijing
Emperor of China (disputed)
Reign
1644–1645
Predecessor
Chongzhen Emperor (Ming dynasty)
Successor
Shunzhi Emperor (Qing dynasty)
Born
Li Hongji (李鴻基) 22 September 1606 Li Jiqian village, Yan'an prefecture, northeast Shaanxi, Ming dynasty
Died
1645 (aged 38–39) border of Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi, Qing dynasty
Spouse
Gao Guiying
Names
Li Zicheng (李自成)
Era name and dates
Yongchang (永昌): 1644–1645
Dynasty
Shun
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Zicheng
Chinese
李自成
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lǐ Zìchéng
Wade–Giles
Li Tzu-ch'eng
Li Hongji
Traditional Chinese
李鴻基
Simplified Chinese
李鸿基
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lǐ Hóngjī
Wade–Giles
Li Hung-chi
Dashing King
Traditional Chinese
闖王
Simplified Chinese
闯王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Chuǎng Wáng
Wade–Giles
Ch'uang Wang
Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645[1]), born Li Hongji, also known by his nickname, the Dashing King,[2] was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who helped overthrow the Ming dynasty in April 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the Yongchang Emperor (Chinese: 永昌帝; pinyin: Yǒngchāng Dì) of the short-lived Shun dynasty before his death a year later.
^The Chinese Wikipedia article on Li Zicheng gave his death date as 17 May 1645.
^Des Forges, Roger V. (2003). Cultural Centrality and Political Change in Chinese History : Northeast Henan in the Fall of the Ming. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 206, 209. ISBN 0-8047-4044-5.
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