Chongzhen Emperor
1611 CE–1644 CE · Beijing
The Chongzhen Emperor (Zhu Youjian, 1611-1644) was the last emperor of China's Ming dynasty, reigning from 1627 to 1644. He inherited a state weakened by factional conflict, fiscal crisis, famine, and widespread peasant rebellions, and his efforts to reverse the decline, including the removal of the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian, proved unable to halt it. In 1644, as the rebel forces of Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he took his own life on a hill behind the palace, ending Ming rule over China, which soon passed to the Manchu-led Qing dynasty.
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- Michael I· 1596 CE–1645 CE
- Mustafa I· 1591 CE–1639 CE
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- Osman II· 1604 CE–1622 CE
- Shunzhi Emperor· 1638 CE–1661 CE
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