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Chen Yonghua

Type Figure Region Fujian, Tong'an Time 1634–1680 Also known as Chen Jinsi、Chancellor of Dongning

Chen Yonghua (1634–1680), courtesy name Jinsi, was a native of Tong'an, Fujian, and a leading minister and statesman of the Dongning Kingdom.…

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  1. 1634–1661Tong'an · Xiamen CityBorn in Tong'an, Fujian, he harbored great ambitions from youth and was well versed in statecraft. In the late Ming and early Qing, he joined the Zheng clan's maritime resistance against the Qing, and was valued in Zheng Chenggong's circle for his strategic acumen.
  2. 1662–1674Chengtian Prefecture · Tainan CityAfter Zheng Jing succeeded to power, Chen Yonghua took charge of domestic affairs, drafting the Dongning Code, implementing military-agricultural colonies, building water conservancy works, regulating the salt and iron trade, and establishing the imperial examination, a Confucian temple, and Confucian schools, laying the foundation for Dongning's cultural and educational system.
  3. 1675–1680Chengtian Prefecture · Tainan CityDuring Zheng Jing's western campaigns, Chen Yonghua was still relied upon to govern Taiwan. He died of illness in 1680, depriving Dongning's domestic governance of its chief advisor; factional strife intensified thereafter and national power gradually declined.

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