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Zheng Keshuang

Type Figure Region Taiwan Time 1670–1707 Also known as Heir of the Prince of Yanping、Last King of Dongning

Zheng Keshuang (1670–1707), Zheng Jing's legitimate son and third and last ruler of the Dongning Kingdom, succeeded at twelve in 1681, surrendered to…

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  1. 1670–1680Chengtian Prefecture · Tainan CityBorn in Chengtian Prefecture, Taiwan, legitimate son of Zheng Jing. He received a Dongning royal education in childhood and was named heir apparent in Zheng Jing's later years, becoming the regime's successor.
  2. 1681–1683Chengtian Prefecture · Tainan CityAfter Zheng Jing died of illness in 1681, Zheng Keshuang succeeded at only twelve years old. Court affairs were controlled by powerful ministers such as Feng Xifan and Liu Guoxuan, factional strife was intense, and national defense was neglected, laying the groundwork for the Qing invasion of Taiwan.
  3. 1683–1707Beijing · Beijing CityAfter the defeat in the naval battle of Penghu in 1683, Zheng Keshuang led his civil and military officials in surrendering to the Qing dynasty, ending the Ming-Zheng regime. The Qing court enfeoffed him as a duke of the Plain Red Banner of the Han Chinese military and he moved to Beijing. He died of illness in the capital in 1707, bringing the Zheng rule of Dongning to a close.

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