'''Shunzhi''' (1638-1661, ruled [[China]] 1644-1661) was the first [[emperor]] of the [[Qing dynasty]] (1644-1911). He was the second emperor of this [[Manchuria|Manchurian]] dynasty, but the first to rule China.
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The '''Shunzhi Emperor''' (1638-1661) ruled [[China]] from 1644 until 1661. He founded the [[Qing dynasty]] (1644-1911). This dynasty was created following the conquest of China by the [[Manchu]], a people from the northeast. The Qing ousted the Ming, an ethnic Chinese dynasty. Shunzhi was the second Qing emperor, but the first to rule China.