23-542: [REDACTED] Look up shun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shun may refer to one of the following: To shun , which means avoiding association with an individual or group Shun (given name) , a masculine Japanese given name Seasonality in Japanese cuisine ( shun , 旬) Emperor Shun [ edit ] Emperor Shun (舜; between c. 2294 and 2184 BC),
46-548: A Robin Hood -style figure who showed compassion to the poor and only attacked Ming officials. Li advocated the slogans of "dividing land equally" and "abolishing the grain taxes payment system" which won great support from the peasants. The song, "Killing cattle and sheep, preparing tasty wine and opening the city gate to welcome the Dashing King" was widely spread at the time. The 1642 Kaifeng flood , caused by breaches of
69-657: A bandit in Baifa Monü Zhuan , a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng , where the heroine comments he is worthy of being a king. Li is featured as a character in some of the works of Hong Kong wuxia writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). Li's rebellion against the Ming dynasty is featured in Sword Stained with Royal Blood and his personality is analysed from the point of view of Yuan Chengzhi , the protagonist. In The Deer and
92-547: A legendary leader of ancient China Emperor Shun of Han (順帝; 115–144), the Han emperor Emperor Shun of Liu Song (順帝; 467–479), the Southern emperor Li Zicheng (1606–1645), the sole member of the short-lived Shun Dynasty Other [ edit ] Shun Dynasty , dynasty established by Li Zicheng in 1644 "Shun" (song) , a 2009 song by musician Ringo Sheena. SHUN, an Internet Relay Chat command, used to prevent
115-587: A music unit led by Susumu Hirasawa SYUN, a label created by Hirasawa under DIW Records named after the group Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shun&oldid=1067176663 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
138-419: A nearby hill, and proclaimed him their leader. Although they were only armed with wooden sticks, Li and his band managed to ambush a group of government soldiers sent to arrest them, and obtained their first real weapons. By the late Ming dynasty era, the government had been weakened financially, and struggled to deal with the economic issues, environmental problems, and widespread disease (smallpox and possibly
161-426: A user sending messages to a server's channels Shun Cutlery Shun (band) , a music unit led by Susumu Hirasawa SYUN, a label created by Hirasawa under DIW Records named after the group Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
184-621: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Li Zicheng Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645 ), born Li Hongji , also known by his nickname, the Dashing King , 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
207-587: The Yellow River dikes by both sides, ended the siege of Kaifeng and killed over 300,000 of its 378,000 residents. After the battles of Luoyang and Kaifeng, the Ming government was unable to stop Li's rebellion, as most of its military force was involved in the battle against the Manchus in the north. In 1643, Li captured Xiangyang and proclaimed himself "King of Xinshun" (新順王). Titling himself "Prince of
230-694: The Cauldron , set in the Qing dynasty during the early reign of the Kangxi Emperor , Li is revealed to have survived and fathered a daughter, A'ke , with Chen Yuanyuan . Li is also briefly mentioned by name in Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain and The Young Flying Fox . Li is the main character of the historical epic novel Li Zicheng by Yao Xueyin . Li also makes an appearance in
253-449: The Han emperor Emperor Shun of Liu Song (順帝; 467–479), the Southern emperor Li Zicheng (1606–1645), the sole member of the short-lived Shun Dynasty Other [ edit ] Shun Dynasty , dynasty established by Li Zicheng in 1644 "Shun" (song) , a 2009 song by musician Ringo Sheena. SHUN, an Internet Relay Chat command, used to prevent a user sending messages to a server's channels Shun Cutlery Shun (band) ,
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#1732765978853276-656: The Manchus put an end to Li's illegitimate rule and restore peace to the empire, thus receiving the Mandate of Heaven to rule China. In the History of Ming , Li Zicheng was described as having high cheekbones, deep-set eyes and a jackal-like voice. Li Yan, a semi-mythical advisor of Li Zicheng who was thought to have died in 1644, has been suspected to be a metaphor for the rise and fall of Li Zicheng’s rebellion, as historians doubt his existence in real life. Li appears as
299-667: The New Discipline", he established a capital at Xi'an. In April 1644, Li and 300,000 troops marched on the Ming capital of Beijing. They captured Beijing (the gates of which were opened from inside) and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. Li proclaimed himself the emperor of the Shun dynasty . Li, as all contenders for the throne were required, claimed to have the Mandate of Heaven bestowed upon him. Firstly, Li
322-810: The Shaanxi province as an epicenter of rebellion. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong , also from Shaanxi province, were two of the major leaders in the peasant rebellions during the late Ming dynasty. In 1633, Li joined a rebel army led by Gao Yingxiang (高迎祥), nicknamed "the Dashing King.” He inherited Gao's nickname and command of the rebel army after Gao's death. Within three years, Li succeeded in rallying more than 30,000 men to his cause. They attacked and killed prominent government officials such as Sun Chuanting in Henan , Shanxi , and Shaanxi . As Li won more battles and gained more support, his army grew larger. Historians attribute this growth in numbers to Li's reputation as
345-670: The combined forces of the Manchurian Prince Dorgon and the Ming general Wu Sangui who had defected to his side. The Ming and Manchu forces captured Beijing on 6 June and Fulin ascended to the throne to establish the Shunzhi reign with Dorgon as his regent. When Wu Sangui and Prince Dorgon took control of Beijing, Li fled to Xi'an in Shaanxi. It is not known how or if Li died during his flight, and there are multiple accounts of his death which vary and some of them have been exaggerated. However, across multiple sources,
368-480: The course of his late adolescence and early adulthood, Li worked on a farm, in a wine shop, in a blacksmith's shop, and as a mailman for the state courier system. According to folklore, in 1630, Li was put on public display in an iron collar and shackles for failing to repay loans to a usurious magistrate. The magistrate, a man by the name of Ai, struck a guard who tried to give Li shade and water. A group of sympathetic peasants freed Li from his shackles, spirited him to
391-413: The free dictionary. Shun may refer to one of the following: To shun , which means avoiding association with an individual or group Shun (given name) , a masculine Japanese given name Seasonality in Japanese cuisine ( shun , 旬) Emperor Shun [ edit ] Emperor Shun (舜; between c. 2294 and 2184 BC), a legendary leader of ancient China Emperor Shun of Han (順帝; 115–144),
414-448: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shun&oldid=1067176663 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages shun [REDACTED] Look up shun in Wiktionary,
437-618: The plague) that afflicted peasant populations. In 1639, an epidemic that would later become known as the Chongzhen Great Plague hit the Yangzi region and spread across the north. Famine and drought compounded the social discontent caused by the epidemic. Environmental disaster, disease, and the failure of the Chongzhen government to protect its people led to major peasant uprisings across Northern China beginning in 1628, with
460-471: The short-lived Shun dynasty before his death a year later. Li Zicheng was born in 1606 as Li Hongji to an impoverished family of farmers in Li Jiqian village, Yan'an prefecture, northeast Shaanxi province . Li Zicheng had a brother who was 20 years his senior and raised Li Zicheng alongside his son and Zicheng's nephew, Li Guo. While Li Zicheng was literate, the source of his education is disputed. Over
483-647: The year of his death is said to have been 1645. One account states that in the summer of 1645 Li went to raid a village in search of provisions with his remaining followers and was killed by soldiers guarding the village. Another theory is that Li Zicheng became a monk and died in 1674. Lin Qing, the leader of the Eight Trigrams uprising of 1813 by the Tianli sect (天理教) of the White Lotus , proclaimed that he
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#1732765978853506-472: Was Han Chinese and hailed from the Shaanxi province of China, which strengthened his legitimacy to the throne versus the foreign Manchus. Li also gained the support of scholar officials which was important in ruling over the people of China as a Confucian state. The name of the dynasty is translated to mean "Obedient to Heaven". Li's army was eventually defeated on 27 May 1644 at the Battle of Shanhai Pass by
529-456: Was the reincarnation of Li Zicheng. Although the success of the Ming-Qing transition was attributed to the weakening of the Ming dynasty (exacerbated by Li Zicheng's rebellion), official historiography during the Qing dynasty regarded Li as an illegitimate usurper and outlaw. This view sought to discourage and demonize notions of rebellion against the Qing government, by propagating that
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