1644.04.25
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 2
·Beijing
On March 19 of the 17th year of the Chongzhen reign, Li Zicheng led the Dashun army to capture Beijing. The Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself on Coal Hill, marking the end of the Ming Dynasty's rule in Beijing.
1617
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yangzhou, Jiangsu
In the 45th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Yun Shizhen, the Salt Inspection Censor of Lianghuai, implemented the gang salt system, turning the qualifications of salt-transporting merchants into hereditary business licenses. The Huizhou merchants used this to monopolize the trade and gave rise to Yangzhou-specific businesses such as raising "thin horses."