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Koxinga
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Koxinga , Mandarin Kuo-hsing-yeh [lord of the imperial surname], 1624-62, Chinese general, whose original name was Chêng Ch'êng-kung. From 1646 to 1660 he led many unsuccessful campaigns of Ming dynasty loyalists against the invading Ch'ing dynasty. Koxinga captured (1661) part of Taiwan from the Dutch. The population of the southern coast of China was evacuated (1662) to facilitate the defense against his raids. After the death of his son Chêng Ching, Taiwan fell to the Ch'ing (1683).
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