Shang Kexi

Timeline

1. 1628–1642Liaodong · LiaoningA native of Liaodong, in the late Ming he held posts such as general of Pi Island and general of Liaodong, with ties to Mao Wenlong's forces, fighting against the Qing beyond the passes for many years as an important figure in the late-Ming Liaodong military clique.
2. 1642–1651Beijing · BeijingHe surrendered to the Qing in the 15th year of Chongzhen, was granted the title Prince Zhimou Yonglüe, and later promoted to Prince Pingnan. Leading his troops south, he took part in the campaigns in Huguang and Guangdong, rendering meritorious service to the Qing's unification of the south.
3. 1652–1670Guangzhou · GuangdongTogether with Geng Jimao he jointly garrisoned Guangdong, establishing his princely establishment in Guangzhou. He neutralized threats to Guangdong from Southern Ming forces under Li Dingguo and suppressed local uprisings. In the 1660s the establishment's power reached its zenith, controlling military, administrative, and fiscal affairs, making Guangdong an important early-Qing feudatory and trading port.
4. 1671–1676Guangzhou · GuangdongIn his later years, amid disputes among his sons over succession and the turbulent situation of the Three Feudatories, Shang Zhixin gradually took over the feudatory's administration. Shang Kexi died in Guangzhou in 1676; the Qing court posthumously raised him to Prince, and his family's fate was closely tied to the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories.