Kingdom of Tungning
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The Kingdom of Tungning, also known as Tywan, was a dynastic maritime state that ruled part of southwestern Taiwan and the Penghu islands between 1662 and 1683. It is the first predominantly ethnic Ha
All territories ever controlled by the maritime force of the Zheng dynasty depicted in red; its historical sphere of influence shown in peach
Mid-17th century portrait of Koxinga (Guoxingye or "Kok seng ia" in Southern Min, meaning "Lord of the Imperial Surname")
Siege of Fort Zeelandia
Surrender of Fort Zeelandia to the Zheng forces
Taiwan under Qing rule
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The Qing dynasty ruled over the island of Taiwan from 1683 to 1895. The Qing dynasty sent an army led by General Shi Lang to defeat the Ming loyalist Kingdom of Tungning in 1683. Taiwan was then forma
Kingdom of Tungning
…Population • 1662 140,000 • 1683 200,000 Currency Silver tael (Spanish dollar) and copper cash coin Preceded by Succeeded by Dutch Formosa Southern Ming Taiwan under Qing rule Today part of Republic of China (Taiwan) People's Republic of China Tungning Traditional Chinese 東寧 Simplified Chinese 东宁 Literal meaning Eastern…
Painting of Taiwan, Kangxi period, 1684–1722
Aboriginal house, Illustrations of Taiwan's Savage Villages, 1745
Depiction of the guihua shufan Paiwan people, Qing dynasty painting, Qianlong period (1735–1796)
Thao people