Timeline of the Ming dynasty
Year Date Event
1660 February Qing forces launch an attack on Kinmen Island ( Quemoy ) and Xiamen but fail
1661 21 April Zheng Chenggong departs from Kinmen Island ( Quemoy ) for Taiwan
1661 30 April Zheng Chenggong arrives on the shores of Dutch Formosa
1661 1 May Fort Provintia surrenders to Zheng Chenggong
1661 June Pye Min massacres most of the Yongli Emperor 's entourage
1662 20 January Qing forces advance towards Inwa and force the return of the Yongli Emperor
1662 1 February Siege of Fort Zeelandia : Fort Zeelandia surrenders to Zheng Chenggong
1662 May The Yongli Emperor is executed in Yunnan ; so ends the Southern Ming resistance on the mainland
1662 23 June Zheng Chenggong dies and is succeeded by his son Zheng Jing
1662 23 December Zhu Yihai dies
1664 The Qing dynasty conquers Fujian and Zheng Jing retreats to Taiwan
17th century -- 1660s
This is a timeline of the Ming dynasty from the rise of the Hongwu Emperor to the rise and establishment of the Qing dynasty.