The world in 1652 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

In the seventh month the Ming general Sun Kewang took Guilin, and Kong Youde, Prince Zhengnan, died. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷5 順治9年七月)
Meilechangjing Dai Du besieged Chengdu, and the Ming general Liu Wenxiu surrendered the city. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷5 順治9年七月)

Abu Zeyd Abd al-Rahman is appointed qadi at the palace (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 19437))
Caid Abdelkerim is dismissed as caid of Jenne and replaced by Ali ben Abdelaziz (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 19449))
Sheikh Ala Edduumesh rebels against the people of Gao and flees toward Askia Dawud (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 19479))
Caid Mansur of Gao leads troops to pursue the rebels (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXV (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 19485))

On May 10 Father Buteux was killed by 14 Iroquois, along with the Frenchman Pontarby and the Huron Thomas Showenhtanen (The Jesuit Relations Thwaites, Jesuit Relations vol. 37 (파일 jesuits37jesuuoft.txt, 공백정리본 140907자 지점))