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Zheng Jing

1642–1681 · 17th century

Zheng Jing was the son of Koxinga and ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning on Taiwan from 1662 to 1681. With his minister Chen Yonghua he built a Chinese-style administration at Tungning (Tainan), founding Taiwan's first Confucian temple and encouraging foreign trade. He joined the Revolt of the Three Feudatories in 1674 and occupied coastal Fujian for a time.

Zheng Jing
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