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1616. — Dutch East India Company had 37 sail of ships
and 3000 troops in the East Indies.
—
1620. Tai-chang succeeded his father, Wan-leih, but at
once fell ill, and, acting on the advice of his doctors, took the
and died, to be followed —
of immortality by
liquor —
1620-1627. Teen-ke period. This emperor had a trouble-
some
reign.
1620. — Among the effects of Lady Dorothy Shirley are
"
mentioned purslin stuffe, chinie stuffe, two dozen of purslin
dishes, etc." (Marryat).
1624. — Dutch settled on the west coast of Formosa.
—
1628-1644. Tsung-ching period. The last emperor of
"
the Ming dynasty. In his reign the storm clouds, which
had been collecting for some time, burst over the empire."
On being informed that the rebels had been treacherously
admitted into Peking, the emperor committed suicide. The
general commanding on the frontier of Manchoo Tartary then
invited the Manchoos to aid in quelling the rebellion, which
they did ; but, having gained a footing, they were unwilling
to leave, and proclaimed as emperor Shun-che, ninth son of
who in 1620 had declared himself
Teen-ning, independent
of Manchoo.
sovereign —
1631. Porcelain was this year named by the East India
Company as one of the articles that its officers and men might
on their own account
import (see Marry at, p. 193).
1634. — English ships first visit Canton.
—
1640. Dutch took Malacca from the Portuguese.
—
1641. Portuguese expelled from Japan, and some 40,000
converts and massacred, after which, to the close of
proscribed
the the Dutch almost a
Tokugawa dynasty, enjoyed inonojjoly
of the trade with Europe.
Tsing (or " Great Pure ") Dynasty, 1644 to Present
Time. Colour Yellow.
The shaven head and pigtail, the symbol of Tartar
was introduced.
sovereignty, —
1644-1661. Shun-che Little is known of this
period.
monarch. He seems to have taken a interest in science
great
and been with the Jesuits. He to have been
friendly appears
under when declared and did not assume the
age emperor,