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Name: Kingdom of Tungning

Type: Polity

Start: 1662 AD

End: 1683 AD

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Was a polity that ruled part of southwestern Taiwan and the Penghu islands between 1661 and 1683.

Establishment


  • February 1662: The siege of Fort Zeeland ended the rule of the Dutch East India Company in Taiwan, and opened the cycle of the Kingdom of Tungning.
  • Chronology


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    1. Qing conquest of the Ming


    Was a a conflict that saw the transition from the Ming to the Qing Dinasty in China. The Qing created an indpendent domain in Manchuria, revolted against the Ming and systematically conquered all Ming territories in the following decades.

    1.1.Siege of Fort Zeelandia

    Was a battle that ended the Dutch East India Company's rule over Taiwan and began the Kingdom of Tungning's rule over the island.


    2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1663: Koxinga, a Chinese military leader and Ming loyalist, forced the Dutch East India Company representatives to sign a peace treaty at Zeelandia in 1662. This marked the end of Dutch control over the remnant part of Dutch Formosa, which was then taken over by Koxinga's forces.

  • September 1683: In 1683, after the Battle of Penghu, Qing troops landed in Taiwan, Zheng Keshuang gave in to the Qing Dynasty's demand for surrender, and his kingdom was incorporated into the Qing Dynasty as part of Fujian province.

  • Disestablishment


  • September 1683: In 1683, after the Battle of Penghu, Qing troops landed in Taiwan, Zheng Keshuang gave in to the Qing Dynasty's demand for surrender, and his kingdom was incorporated into the Qing Dynasty as part of Fujian province.
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