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Who was the Shunzhi Emperor?

  • The first emperor of the Ming dynasty

  • The second emperor of the Qing dynasty

  • The founder of the Manchu clan

  • The third emperor of the Qing dynasty

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The Shunzhi Emperor, also known as Fulin, was the second emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigning from 1644 to 1661. He ascended the throne at the age of six, following the collapse of the Ming dynasty to Li Zicheng's peasant rebellion. Under the guidance of his regents, the Shunzhi Emperor consolidated Qing rule over China, defeating various rebel groups and remnants of the Ming dynasty.
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