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Koxinga

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

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). Author not available, KOXINGA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth... Read more

Zheng Chenggong
or Cheng Ch'eng-kung or Koxinga (born Aug. 28, 1624, Hirado, Japan—died June 23, 1662, Taiwan) Chinese military leader of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties... Read more

Chilung
...major commercial center. Occupied by the Spanish in 1626, it passed (1641) to the Dutch, who lost it to invading Chinese under Koxinga in 1662. It passed to the Manchus in 1683. The port was opened to Western trade in 1860. Captured by the Japanese in 1895 and... Read more

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	5TH DR. JOSE P. RIZAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE THE KOXINGA REVOLT ; China considered Koxinga (Zheng Cheng Gong) a rebel; Europeans...regarded him as nothing more than a pirate. Koxinga was a Ming loyalist who wrested Taiwan...zone for fear that they would assist Koxinga's threatened attack. The Chinese residents... Read more
	A disputed and democratic island nation's potent history.(BOOKS) ; ...of the fallen Ming dynasty, led by Duke Koxinga, fled to Taiwan, 90 miles off the south...island, and established a government. Koxinga died a year later but his son, Cheng Ching...his new history of Taiwan, diverge. For Koxinga had to face the Manchus with only the... Read more
	Chinese roots.(Opinion & Editorial) ; ...it was at one time the headquarters of Koxinga (Zhieng Cheng Kou) who dislodged the Dutch...years. After the surrender of the Dutch, Koxinga promptly died probably of malaria but...Almighty in his favor. It was the threat of Koxinga invading the Philippines that made the... Read more
	Fujian Erects Statue Zheng Chenggong ; ...hero Zheng Chenggong is currently being erected in Nan'an City, his native place, in east China's Fujian Province. Zheng, or Koxinga, was born in Nan'an in 1624. In 1662, he commanded an armada to cross the Taiwan Straits from Jinmen Island and succeeded in... Read more
	Is Taiwan really part of China?(Cover Story) ; ...jurisdiction. The Dutch lost control of Taiwan in 1662, when Koxinga, a half-Japanese general, fled there from China with the military...gained control of the island only in 1683, when it defeated Koxinga's son. Even after this victory, Taiwan was run more like a... Read more
	433rd Araw ng Maynila.(Opinion & Editorial) ; ...government in the Philippines. Foreign invaders attempted to capture Intramuros, notably Limahong in 1571, the Dutch in 1610-1650, Koxinga in 1660, and the British in 1762-1764, until the Americans took over in August, 1898. By the 19th century, the Walled City... Read more
	Taiwán y Pekín se acercan.(mejora en relaciones internacionales)(TT: Taiwan and Peking draw near.)(TA: improvement of international relations)(Artículo Breve) ; ...243;tulo en chino y en español) soportaron la prueba. Hoy esta historia parece casi tan remota como la del almirante Koxinga, que en el siglo XVII tomó las Kinmen por base para expulsar a los holandeses de Taiwán, porque, después de... Read more
	The Chinese Overseas: From Earthbound China to the Quest for Autonomy ; ...Chinese have always looked beyond China for their livelihood or for survival in the case of the Ming loyalist, Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga) escaping the wrath of the Qing swordsmen. When the government ban on travel was abolished in 1893, Chinese could now travel... Read more
	The web of crime ; ...fellows. In the early days triad members were known as the men of Hung. It is believed that the Hung Society was founded by Koxinga, a Ming rebel who fled to Taiwan in 1661, driving out the early Dutch settlers. The sacred word "Hung" is seldom uttered. Instead... Read more
	DON'T EXPECT A FREE TAIWAN.(IDEAS) ; ...bastion of the defeated Ming dynasty. The dynasty's final military defender, Koxinga, fled the mainland and, after ousting the Dutch, established his rule over the island. Koxinga's descendants were, in turn, removed by the victorious Qing dynasty in... Read more

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