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Zheng Jing Rules the Dongning Regime

Type Event Region Asia Time 1662

After Zheng Chenggong died in 1662, his eldest son Zheng Jing, backed by the generals, quelled internal strife and took over the Dongning regime, bas…

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  1. 1662Chengtien Prefecture (Tainan) · TainanAfter Zheng Chenggong's death, the Dongning regime fell into a succession crisis: Zheng Jing, rebuked by his father over earlier internal strife, saw his brother Zheng Xi and others contest leadership in Xiamen, splitting Taiwan and Kinmen.
  2. 1662Chengtien Prefecture (Tainan) · TainanWith the support of advisers like Chen Yonghua and the generals, Zheng Jing led forces from Kinmen back to Taiwan, crushed Zheng Xi's faction, was acclaimed as successor to the Dongning regime, took over governance at Chengtien Prefecture, and continued the Ming-Zheng policy of resisting the Qing and developing Taiwan.

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