1666 in China
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Events from the year 1666 in China.
Incumbents[]
- Kangxi Emperor (5th year)
Viceroys[]
- Viceroy of Zhili, Shandong and Henan — Zhu Changzuo
- Viceroy of Zhejiang —
- Viceroy of Fujian —
- Viceroy of Huguang —
- Viceroy of Shaanxi —
- Viceroy of Liangguang —
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui —
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Li Guoying,
- Viceroy of Jiangnan —
Events[]
- Zheng Jing's forces attack the Dutch at Keelung but are repulsed
- Sino-Russian border conflicts
Births[]
- July 17, Cherbourg, France — Joseph Henri Marie de Prémare (1666 – 1736), Jesuit missionary, wrote the first important Chinese language grammar in a European language[1]
Deaths[]
- Jesuit missionary and astronomer Adam Schall von Bell dies in exile in Macau after release from prison. He was accused by Yang Guangxian of rebellion and miscalculating the funeral of Consort Donggo[2]
- Fan Wencheng, early Han Chinese defector to the Qing dynasty
References[]
- ^ Brucker, Joseph. "Joseph Henri Marie de Prémare." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 8 Jun. 2013 Online version.
- ^ Jami, Catherine (2015). "Revisiting the Calendar Case (1664-1669): Science, Religion, and Politics in Early Qing Beijing". The Korean Journal for the History of Science.
- Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese).
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