Li Zicheng, Chinese emperor (died 1645)

Li Zicheng

Chinese rebel leader (1606–1645)

Li Zicheng, born Li Hongji, also known as the Thunder King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who helped overthrow the Ming dynasty in April 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the Yongchang Emperor of the short-lived Shun dynasty before his death a year later.