Zheng family

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The Zheng family was a powerful Chinese maritime clan that established and led the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan during the 17th century after resisting the Qing conquest.

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Kingdom of Tungning 0
Zheng Chenggong 0
Zheng Zhilong 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese family
Chinese merchant
maritime clan
maritime kingdom
maritime warlord
military leader
naval commander
ruler
ruler
activePeriod 17th century
allegiance Southern Ming NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Kingdom of Formosa NERFINISHED
Koxinga NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
Southern Ming resistance
baseOfOperations Fujian NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED
capital Tainan NERFINISHED
child Zheng Chenggong NERFINISHED
controlled Kingdom of Tungning NERFINISHED
Taiwan Strait maritime trade
countryOfOrigin China
Ming China NERFINISHED
endTime 1683
ethnicity Han Chinese
family Zheng family NERFINISHED
Zheng family NERFINISHED
Zheng family NERFINISHED
Zheng family NERFINISHED
father Zheng Chenggong NERFINISHED
founder Zheng Chenggong NERFINISHED
foundingMember Zheng Zhilong NERFINISHED
language Chinese
locatedIn Taiwan NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing the Kingdom of Tungning
expelling the Dutch from Taiwan
founding the Kingdom of Tungning
naval power in East Asia
notableMember Zheng Chenggong NERFINISHED
Zheng Jing NERFINISHED
Zheng Keshuang NERFINISHED
Zheng Zhilong NERFINISHED
occupation Ming official
pirate leader
opposed Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
positionHeld last ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning
ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning
predecessor Dutch Formosa NERFINISHED
ruledBy Zheng family NERFINISHED
startTime 1662
successor Qing rule in Taiwan
surrenderedTo Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
yearOfExpulsionOfDutchFromTaiwan 1662

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Kingdom of Tungning rulingClan Zheng family