History and chronology of Jiajing in China

General

Government
House Ming
Military

Events

Birth
Burial
Death
Diplomacy
Disaster
Earthquake
Invasion
Invasion Hwang Ho
Plot
Rule Macao
Siege Nanking
Succession

Places

Amur
Hwang Ho
Macao
Nanjing
Nanking
Peking
Shisanling
Wei River
Yellow River

Jiajing History of China


1507	Birth
Birth of Jiajing, born as Zhu Houcong
1519	Succession
Accepted as the heir, aged 12
1521	Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of China
1522	Diplomacy
Peking The Portuguese are expelled from Peking
1525	Invasion of China
Amur The Russians cross the Amur but are repulsed
1542	Invasion of China
The Mongols massacre or capture over 200,000 Chinese in 1 month
1542	Invasion of Hwang Ho
Hwang Ho Mongol pirates raid the bend of Hwang Ho in the Yellow River
1542	Plot
18 Palace girls are executed for their part in trying to execute Jiajing
Escapes an assassination attempt by his concubines
1550	Invasion of Hwang Ho
Hwang Ho Mongol pirates raid the bend of Hwang Ho in the Yellow River
1555	Siege of Nanking
Nanjing About 70 pirates loot Nanjing
Nanking Nanking is besieged by Japanese pirates
1556	Disaster
23rd Jan Yellow River About 830,000 perish after earthquakes cause the Yellow & Wei rivers to flood
23rd Jan Yellow River The World's worst ever disaster, 830,000 perish
1556	Earthquake
23rd Jan Wei River About 830,000 perish after earthquakes cause the Yellow & Wei rivers to flood
1557	Rule of Macao
Macao The Portuguese establish a base at Macao
1567	Burial
Shisanling Buried in a tomb at Yongling, Shisanling, Hebei
1567	Death
Death of Jiajing