Koxinga
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Zheng Chenggong, born Zheng Sen and better known internationally by his honorific title Koxinga, was a Southern Ming general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century and expelled th
The Portrait of Koxinga, mid-17th century
Zheng Chenggong statue in Xiamen, Fujian, China. The granite statue is 15.7 m tall and weighs 1617 tons.
Extent of territory held by Koxinga (red), sphere of influence (pink) during his 1655-1659 campaigns
Image of Koxinga Temple in Tainan
Dutch Formosa
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The island of Taiwan, also commonly known as Formosa, was partly under colonial rule by the Dutch Republic from 1624 to 1662. In the context of the Age of Discovery, the Dutch East India Company estab
Replica of an East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company/United East Indies Company (VOC).
Capture of Pieter Nuyts
Peace Treaty of 1662, between Governor Coyett and Koxinga
Formosan sika deer