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The House of Koxinga or the Zheng dynasty was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan. They played a significant role in the history of East Asia and Southeast Asia, particularly in the seventeenth century.[5]

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House of Koxinga
鄭氏 / Zheng
Royal family in East Asia
Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning
CountryChongzhen of Ming (1628)
Longwu of Southern Ming (1645)
Yongli of Southern Ming (1646)
Kingdom of Tungning (1662)
Founded1655 (1655) Founder's elevation to Prince of Yanping
FounderKoxinga
Final rulerZheng Keshuang
TitlesPrince of Yanping (延平王)
King of Tungning (東寧國王)[1]
King of Daepeon (大樊國主)[2]
King of Taiwan[3]
Sia (舍)[4]
Dissolution1683 (1683)
DepositionDefeated by the Qing Dynasty in the Battle of Penghu
Cadet branchesTagawa-shi
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Names

In Chinese, the dynasty is referred to as:

Overview

See also: Kingdom of Tungning
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Territories of the House of Koxinga at their largest extent

Following the Qing conquest of the Kingdom of Tungning in 1683, the territory's last ruler, Zheng Keshuang, Prince of Yanping, who was a grandson of Koxinga, was taken to Beijing.[5] The Kangxi Emperor granted Zheng a peerage title, that of Duke Hanjun, and inducted him and his descendants into the Plain Red Banner.[5] The family remained in Beijing until 1911 when the Xinhai revolution broke out and the Qing dynasty's fell, after which they moved back to Anhai and Nan'an in southern Fujian, where they remain to this day.[5]

Koxinga's other descendants had the hereditary title of 'Sia'.[4] They are found both on mainland China and in Taiwan, while descendants of Koxinga's brother Shichizaemon live in Japan.

His descendants through one of his sons Zheng Kuan live in Taiwan.[6] One of Koxinga's descendants on mainland China, Zheng Xiaoxuan 鄭曉嵐 the father of Zheng Chouyu 鄭愁予, fought against the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Zheng Chouyu was born in Shandong in mainland China and called himself a "child of the resistance" against Japan and he became a refugee during the war, moving from place to place across China to avoid the Japanese. He moved to Taiwan in 1949 and focuses his work on building stronger ties between Taiwan and mainland China.[7] Zheng Chouyu was born in mainland China, he identified as Chinese and he felt alienated after he was forced to move to Taiwan in 1949 which was previously under Japanese rule and felt strange and foreign to him.[8]

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Rulers of the Kingdom of Tungning

The House of Koxinga produced five rulers of the Kingdom of Tungning, three as reigning monarchs and two as regents.

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Title(s) Reign
(Lunar calendar)
1 Thumb Zheng Chenggong
(Koxinga)
鄭成功
Zhèng Chénggōng
(1624–1662)		 Prince of Yanping (延平王)
Prince Wu of Chao (潮武王)		 14 June 1661
Yongli 15-5-18		23 June 1662
Yongli 16-5-8
2 Thumb Zheng Xi
鄭襲
Zhèng Xí
(1625–?)		 Protector (護理) 23 June 1662
Yongli 16-5-8		30 November 1662
Yongli 17
3 Thumb Zheng Jing
鄭經
Zhèng Jīng
(1642–1681)		 Prince of Yanping (延平王)
Prince Wen of Chao (潮文王)		 30 November 1662
Yongli 17		17 March 1681
Yongli 35-1-28
4 Thumb Zheng Kezang
鄭克𡒉
Zhèng Kèzāng
(1662–1681)		 Prince Regent (監國) 17 March 1681
Yongli 35-1-28		19 March 1681
Yongli 35
5 Thumb Zheng Keshuang
鄭克塽
Zhèng Kèshuǎng
(1670–1707)		 Prince of Yanping (延平王)
Duke Hanjun (漢軍公)		 19 March 1681
Yongli 35		5 September 1683
Yongli 37-8-13
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Genealogy

Adoption
Zheng Zhilong
Prince of Yanping
Zheng Chenggong
(KOXINGA)		Tagawa ShichizaemonZheng DuZheng EnZheng YinZheng XiZheng Mo
Zheng JingZheng CongZheng MingZheng RuiZheng ZhiZheng KuanZheng YuZheng WenZheng RouZheng FaZheng GangZheng ShouZheng WeiZheng FuZheng YanZheng ZuanwuZheng Zuanwei
Niru
Zheng KezangZheng KeshuangZheng KexueZheng KejunZheng KebaZheng KemuZheng KeqiZheng KeqiaoZheng KetanZheng KezhangZheng KepeiZheng KechongZheng KezhuangZheng BingmoZheng KeguiZheng BingchengZheng BingxunZheng KexiZheng WenZheng BaoZheng YuZheng KunZheng JiZheng Zhong
Zheng AnfuZheng AnluZheng AnkangZheng AnjiZheng AndianZheng AndeZheng YanZheng YiZheng QiZheng AnxiZheng AnqingZheng AnxiangZheng AnguoZheng AnrongZheng AnhuaXialingBailingShunlingYonglingChanglingQingling
Zheng ShijunZheng XianjiZheng XianshengZheng FuZheng BengZheng AiZheng XianZheng PinZheng WengZheng MingZheng RuiZheng XingZheng ShengZheng JiaZheng GuanZheng PinZheng QiZheng TuZheng DianZheng LinZheng Qi
Zheng BinZheng MinZheng ChangZheng JinZheng GuiZheng SongZheng BoZheng JiZheng BangxunZheng BangruiZheng BangningZheng WenkuiZheng WenbiZheng Wen'yingZheng WenfangZheng WenguangZheng WenzhongZheng WenquanZheng Wen'wuZheng WenlianZheng WenminZheng Wenhan
Zheng JizongZheng ChengzongZheng Cheng'enZheng Cheng'yaoZheng ChenggangZheng ChengxuLiubuQingluQingfuQing'yuQingxiangShuangdingQingpuQingmaoYingpuShanpuQingxi
RuishanTushanDeshanRongshanDeyinDeyuSonghaiDeshouChang'enShi'enFu'enSongtai
YufangYuhaiYuchenEnrongEnfuEnluEnhouEnbaoEnlianXingshengYulinYuchengYushanYufuYuhaiYushengYuliangRunquan
Zheng YiZheng ZeChongxuErkang
Zheng JichangShuzengShuyueShuwang


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