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  Koxinga: ironically, his threat became his contribution to Philippine Chavacano.
Koxinga's mother Tamura, from whom he had been separated for more than 10 years, finally came over from Hirato, but was raped and killed, which made Koxinga all the more implacable and bent on revenge towards the Qing court.
Koxinga thought that with only Xiamen and Jinmen, it would be difficult to resist the Qing in the long term, and on top of this, the Qing court was using a policy of banning maritime trade, which blocked financial resources from trading for Koxinga's army.
Koxinga was furious, and considered this behavior unpardonable, and he ordered an officer to go to Xiamen and kill this child.
www.zamboanga.com /html/history_Koxinga.htm   (1611 words)

  
 Koxinga - Encyclopedia.com
Koxinga captured (1661) part of Taiwan from the Dutch.
Koxinga's descendants were, in turn, removed by the victorious Qing dynasty in...
Koxinga, a Ming dynasty general, defeated the Dutch in 1661 and brought an end to that brief missionary era.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Koxinga.html   (874 words)

  
 Koxinga - China-related Topics KM-KP - China-Related Topics
Koxinga was born to Zheng ZhilongZh?ng Zhīl?ng (鄭芝龍), a Chinese merchant and pirate, and Tagawa Matsu, a Japanese woman, in 1624 in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
At the age of 39, Koxinga died of malaria, although speculations said that he died in a sudden fit of madness upon hearing the death of his father under the Qing.
The historical narratives in which Koxinga is a hero are interesting because of the conflicting views national identities they attribute to Koxinga and his opponents and the different motives which they attribute to Koxinga.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Koxinga   (1181 words)

  
 Koxinga IV + V
Der Erfolg vom Koxinga beruht zum einen natürlich auf der Optik.
Natürlich gibt es seither das eine oder andere Bike, welches diesen Wert geschlagen hat, viele sind es aber nach wie vor nicht.
Und alle, die in ähnliche Dimensionen vorstossen, haben auch eine dem Koxinga ähnliche Form bekommen.
www.wiesmann-bikes.de /koxinga45.htm   (285 words)

  
 Gulangyu Guide Koxinga Xiamen Fujian
Koxinga (1624-1662) was born in Japan, the son of Chinese pirate Zheng Zhilong and a Japanese maiden of the Tagawa clan.
Koxinga had so far only fought the poor, mis-erable Tartars, but had not yet had opportunity to fight the Netherlanders, who would quickly deal with them and make them laugh on the wrong side of their faces.
It is said that Koxinga’s soldiers were digging the well when they encoun-tered a stone at 3 meters, and plopped down on the ground, discouraged and exhausted.
www.amoymagic.com /discovergulangyu3.htm   (1715 words)

  
 Koxinga   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cheng Chen-Kung (1624-1662) who was known to the west as Koxinga was linked to the history of Tainan strongly.
Koxinga was called Kai-Tai Sheng-Wang (Taiwan Settling Holy King) and deified by some temples after his death.
The imperial General of Inspection Shen Pao-Chen made a recommendation to the court that a formal shrine dedicated to Koxinga should be established after he came to Taiwan in 1874.
www.premier.com.tw /Touring/Koxinga'sShrine.htm   (329 words)

  
  History of Taiwan at AllExperts
It was annexed by the Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty of China in 1683, ceded to Japan in 1895, and occupied by the Republic of China (ROC) in 1945.
In 1661, a naval fleet led by the Ming loyalist Koxinga, arrived in Taiwan to oust the Dutch from Zeelandia.
Koxinga, born in 1624 in Japan to Japanese mother and a Chinese father, Iquan, in a family made wealthy from shipping and piracy, inherited his father's trade networks, which stretched from Nagasaki to Macao.
en.allexperts.com /e/h/hi/history_of_taiwan.htm   (4215 words)

  
 Koxinga information - Search.com
Koxinga (Traditional Chinese: 國姓爺; Pinyin: Gúoxìngyé; Taiwanese: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ) is the popular name of Zheng Chenggong (Traditional Chinese: 鄭成功; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèng Chénggōng; Wade-Giles: Cheng Ch'eng-kung; Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong) (1624 - 1662), who was a military leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty.
At the age of 39, Koxinga died of malaria, although speculations said that he died in a sudden fit of madness upon hearing the death of his father under the Qing.
The historical narratives in which Koxinga is a hero are interesting because of the conflicting views and national identities they attribute to Koxinga and his opponents and the different motives which they attribute to Koxinga.
domainhelp.search.com /reference/Koxinga   (1120 words)

  
 Koxinga. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
From 1646 to 1660 he led many unsuccessful campaigns of Ming dynasty loyalists against the invading Ch’ing dynasty.
Koxinga captured (1661) part of Taiwan from the Dutch.
The population of the southern coast of China was evacuated (1662) to facilitate the defense against his raids.
www.bartleby.com /65/ko/Koxinga.html   (130 words)

  
 Koxinga
Not long afterwards the Qing army captured Quanzhou, and Koxinga's mother either committed suicide out of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty or was raped and killed by Qing troops (like many other aspects of Koxinga's life the facts seem to have been obscured by ulterior purposes).
At the age of 39, Koxinga died of Malaria, although speculations said that he died in a sudden fit of madness upon hearing the death of his father under the Qing.
The historical narratives in which Koxinga is a hero are interesting because of the conflicting views national identities they attribute to Koxinga and his opponents and the different motives which they attribute to Koxinga.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ko/Koxinga.htm   (1013 words)

  
 Koxinga - Glasgledius   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Koxinga (國姓爺 in pinyin: Gúoxìngyé) (1624 - 1662), named Zheng Chenggong (鄭成功; Zhèng Chénggōng), was a military leader at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Koxinga was born to Zheng Zhilong (鄭芝龍;), a Chinese merchant and pirate, and Tagawa Matsu in 1624 in Hirado[?] (平戶;), Nagasaki Prefecture[?], Japan.
He heard the news that his father was preparing to surrender to the Qing court and hurried to Quanzhou[?] to persuade him against this plan, but his father refused to listen and turned himself in.
www.glasglow.com /E2/ko/Koxinga.html   (700 words)

  
 Koxinga Information
Koxinga was born to Zheng Zhilong, a Chinese merchant and pirate, and Tagawa Matsu, a Japanese woman, in 1624 in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
On February 1, 1662 the Dutch Governor of Taiwan, Frederik Coyett, surrendered Fort Zeelandia to Koxinga.
The second problem is that by seeking to porray Koxinga as a hero, all sides play down the less savory aspects of the character.
www.bookrags.com /Koxinga   (1055 words)

  
 Taiwan History. Taiwan Under the Dutch.
Zheng Zhi Long's son, Zheng Cheng Gong (Koxinga), inherited his father's command and was permitted by the Dutch to operate his anti-Manchu fleet in the waters of northern Taiwan and recruit large numbers of Chinese who were fleeing the newly established Qing Dynasty in China.
Koxinga fought the Manchus from 1646 until 1658 from his stronghold in Taiwan, but eventually failed in his mission to oust the foreign rulers.
Koxinga was never to realise his ultimate dream of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, however, because in 1662 he passed away at the young age of thirty-eight.
www.geocities.com /apapadimos/Taiwan_Pages/Taiwan_History_2.htm   (1191 words)

  
 Chinese Business Site - Taiwan's History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Zheng Zhi Long's son, Zheng Cheng Gong (Koxinga), inherited his father's command and was permitted by the Dutch to operate his anti-Manchu fleet in the waters of northern Taiwan and recruit large numbers of Chinese who were fleeing the newly established Qing Dynasty in China.
Koxinga fought the Manchus from 1646 until 1658 from his stronghold in Taiwan, but eventually failed in his mission to oust the foreign rulers.
Koxinga was never to realise his ultimate dream of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, however, because in 1662 he passed away at the young age of thirty-eight.
www.china-biz.org /Taiwan_Pages/Taiwan_History_2.htm   (1175 words)

  
 Tour of Historic Sites
Koxinga passed away in the 16th year of the yung
Liring of the Ming dynasty (1662).The Taiwanese people set up a temple called
to the Ching court the establishment of a shrine in honor of Koxinga.
tour.tncg.gov.tw /english/historic/ht01_1.asp?highspot_sn=534   (160 words)

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