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page 117th-century suicides

Chongzhen Emperor
emperor of the Ming Dynasty

Uriel da Costa
Portuguese philosopher (c.1585-1640)
François Vatel
French chef (1631-1671)
John Suckling
English poet
Liu Rushi
Chinese courtesan (1618-1664); ranked first of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai

Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex
English statesman

Empress Xiaoliewu
primary consort of Nurhaci, founder of the Qing Dynasty
Maeda Toshinaga
Japanese daimyo (1562-1614)
Empress Zhou
empress consort of Chongzhen of Ming dynasty in China

Charles Blount
English deist and philosopher (1654-1693)

Empress Xiao'aizhe
Ming Dynasty empress; CBDB ID=130453

Thomas Creech
English translator
Matsudaira Mitsumichi
daimyo of the early Edo period; lord of Fukui
Isokelekel
Isokelekel was a semi-mythical hero warrior and demigod who founded pre-modern Pohnpei sometime in the 1500s to the early 1600s. He invaded the island, ended the oppressive rule of the Saudeleur dynasty, and instituted the decentralized chiefdom () system that has survived through modern times.