Zhang Xianzhong, Chinese rebel leader (died 1647)

Zhang Xianzhong

Chinese peasant leader and ruler in Sichuan (1606–1647)

Zhang Xianzhong, courtesy name Bingwu (秉吾), art name Jingxuan (敬軒), was a Chinese peasant leader who led a peasant rebellion from Yan'an wei, Shaanxi during the Ming-Qing transition. He conquered Sichuan in 1644, and named himself king and later emperor of the Xi dynasty. His…