Xi dynasty

Not to be confused withXia dynastyorXin dynasty.

TheXi dynasty(/ʃi/;Chinese:Tây triều;pinyin:Xī Cháo;Wade–Giles:Hsi¹ Chʻao²), officially theGreat Xi(Chinese:Đại tây;pinyin:Dà Xī;lit.'Great West'), was a short-livedChinese imperial dynastythat existed during theMing–Qing transition.The dynasty, which lasted from 1643 to 1647, was established by thepeasant rebellionleaderZhang Xianzhong,by proclaiming himself the title of the "king"(Vương) and later the "emperor"(Hoàng đế) of the Great Xi,similar to the contemporaryShun dynastyestablished by another rebellion leaderLi Zicheng.The Xi dynasty was based atChengdusince 1644 with theera name"Dashun" (Đại thuận,"Great Shun" ) and ruled most ofSichuanprovince, after Zhang Xianzhong seized the control of the province from the lateMing dynasty.The regime's brief existence was followed by thedevastation and depopulationof Sichuan, though Zhang's responsibility for this is still debated.The dynasty ended in 1647 after the death of Zhang Xianzhong, and its territory fell to the forces of theSouthern Mingand the Manchu-ledQing dynasty.

Great Xi Đại tây
1643–1647
The Xi dynasty during theMing-Qing transition
Status	Short-lived dynasty of China
Capital	Huangzhou (1643) Chengdu(1644–1647)
Common languages	Chinese
Religion	Buddhism,Taoism,Confucianism,Chinese folk religion
Government	Monarchy
King,Emperor
• 1643–1647	Zhang Xianzhong
History
• Proclamation as the King of the dynasty	1643
• Proclamation as the Emperor of the dynasty	1644
• Death of Zhang Xiangzhong and the abolishment of the dynasty	1647
Currency	Chinese coin,Chinese cash
Preceded by Succeeded by Ming dynasty Qing dynasty Southern Ming
Today part of	People's Republic of China

Emperor

Personal name	Portrait	Period of reign	Era namesand dates
Zhang Xianzhong		1643–1647	Dashun (Đại thuận;Dà Shùn;'Great Shun') 1644–1647

See also

• Shun dynasty
• Qing dynasty
• Southern Ming
• Late Ming peasant rebellions