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Astral as well as other omens in 1618 played a significant role in the overthrow of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by the non-Chinese Manchus. The Ming proved no match for the challenges posed by the Manchu (Jurchen) armies led by Nurhaci (1559–1626), who would become the first emperor of the Qing (1644–1911), China’s last imperial dynasty. The Great Comet of 1618 played a major role in persuading both Manchus and the Chinese that a dynastic transition was in the offing. This was because of the millennia-old Chinese ideology of the Mandate of Heaven, Tian ming, according to which the Supernal Lord invariably displayed major celestial signs to warn of the impending change. The Great Comet was taken by both Manchus and the Chinese to be that omen.

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Celestial Portents in 1615–1619 and the Manchu Overthrow of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)

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    2026年

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  • David W. Pankenier

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Astral as well as other omens in 1618 played a significant role in the overthrow of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by the non-Chinese Manchus. The Ming proved no match for the challenges posed by the Manchu (Jurchen) armies led by Nurhaci (1559–1626), who would become the first emperor of the Qing (1644–1911), China’s last imperial dynasty. The Great Comet of 1618 played a major role in persuading both Manchus and the Chinese that a dynastic transition was in the offing. This was because of the millennia-old Chinese ideology of the Mandate of Heaven, Tian ming, according to which the Supernal Lord invariably displayed major celestial signs to warn of the impending change. The Great Comet was taken by both Manchus and the Chinese to be that omen.