1647 in China

Events from the year 1647 in China.

Incumbents

 * Qing dynasty - Shunzhi Emperor
 * Co-regent: Dorgon
 * Co-regent: Jirgalang
 * Southern Ming pretender - Yongli Emperor (Zhu Youlang)
 * Xi dynasty - Zhang Xianzhong

Events

 * Transition from Ming to Qing
 * 20 January 1647, a small Qing force led by former Southern Ming commander Li Chengdong (李成東) captures Guangzhou, kills the Shaowu Emperor and sends the Yongli Emperor fleeing to Nanning in Guangxi.

Deaths

 * Zhang Xianzhong - killed in Shaanxi by Qing forces
 * Gao Guiying - female anti-Qing military leader