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Events on Thursday 8 June 1645 1
1645Fall of NanjingQing forces capture the Southern Ming capitalQing troops took Nanjing with little resistance, and the Hongguang Emperor, first ruler of the Southern Ming, fled the city before being captured soon after. His capture ended the first Southern Ming regime and opened the way for further Qing conquest of southern China.