Koxinga

Koxinga (國姓爺; Taiwanese: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ; pinyin: Gúoxìngyé) is the popular name of Zhèng Chénggōng; (鄭成功; WG: Cheng Ch'eng-kung; Cheng Kung; Taiwanese: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong) (1624 - 1662), who was a military leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. He was a prominent leader of the anti-Qing movement opposing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and a Han Chinese general who recovered Taiwan from Dutch colonial occupation in 1661.

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Taiwanese - Pinyin - WG - 1624 - 1662 - Military leader - Chinese - Ming Dynasty - Anti-Qing movement - Manchu - Qing Dynasty - Han Chinese - Taiwan - Dutch - 1661

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