Zheng Jing's Rule of Taiwan (Dongning in the 1670s)

Timeline

1. 1670–1673Chengtien Prefecture (present-day Tainan) · TainanZheng Jing appointed Chen Yonghua as Dongning governor-general, directing garrisons in military-agricultural colonies, sugarcane cultivation and sugar making, salt production, establishing a Confucian temple and imperial academy, and setting up pacification offices in the north, south, and Penghu, making Taiwan's agriculture and commerce increasingly prosperous.
2. 1670–1673Taiwan and the seas off Xiamen · FujianIn 1670 Zheng Jing signed a trade agreement with the British East India Company and rejected Spain's request to establish a church in Taiwan. The Kangxi court repeatedly sent envoys to offer amnesty, but Zheng Jing insisted on 'the precedent of Korea'; peace talks failed and Dongning maintained its independent trading position.
3. 1674–1678Fujian coast (Xiamen, Haicheng, etc.) · FujianAfter Geng Jingzhong rebelled against the Qing in 1674, he invited Zheng Jing into Fujian; Zheng's forces crossed the sea and took Xiamen, Kinmen, and other key positions, attacked Fujian again in 1676, briefly reaching Haicheng, but after Qing counterattacks in 1677–1678 gradually lost their mainland footholds, shifting the strategic focus back to Taiwan.