The world in 1639 AD — what happened that year

6 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (2)

• Zhang Xianzhong rebelled again at Gucheng, and Luo Rucai and others responded. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史 卷24 崇禎十二年)
• Dorgon and Dudu went from Beijing through the Shanxi border to Shandong, broke Jinan prefecture, and captured more than fifty prefectures, departments, and counties. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿 卷3 崇德4年三月)

Sub-Saharan Africa (3)

• A new caid arrives at Jenne (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 17527))
• Amin Caid Belqasim succeeds him as caid (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 17601))
• Pasha Masaud arrives at the port of Koronzopiya (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 17666))

The Americas (1)

• The two colonies chose commissioners to fix the boundary, but at one meeting at Hingham they could not agree (they quarreled over the wording concerning the Charles River). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.16632)

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