Koxinga
Zheng Chenggong 鄭成功 | |
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 His statue on Gulangyu Island, Xiamen | |
| Born | August 1624 Hirado, Japan |
| Died | June 23, 1662 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Military leader |
| Title | Guoxingye |
| Successor | Zheng Jing |
| Spouse | Dong[1] |
| Children | Zheng Jing, Zheng Xi |
| Parent(s) | Zheng Zhilong (Father), Tagawa (Mother) |
Koxinga - Lord with the Imperial Surname is the traditional Western spelling[2] of Zheng Chenggong (1624 - 1662). Koxinga was a leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. He defeated the Dutch to claim Taiwan in 1662 at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia.
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- ↑ Willis, John E. (1974). Pepper, Guns and Parleys: The Dutch East India Company and China 1622-1681, p. 28.
- ↑ "Koxinga's Shrine". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-09-08.