Zheng Jing

Zheng Jing
鄭經
Prince of Yanping
Ruler of the Tungning
Reign November 1662 – 17 March 1681
Predecessor Zheng Xi
Successor Zheng Kezang
Born (1642-10-25)25 October 1642[1]
Nan'an, Fujian, Great Ming[2]
Died 17 March 1681(1681-03-17) (aged 38)[3]
Chengtian Fu, Tungning
Spouse Tang, Princess Wen of Chao
Issue Zheng Kezang, Zheng Keshuang and other six sons
six daughters
Era name and dates
Yongli (永曆): November 1662 – 17 March 1681
Posthumous name
Prince Wen of Chao
Father Zheng Sen, Prince Wu of Chao
Mother Dong You, Princess Wu of Chao
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zheng.
Zheng Jing
Hàn-jī 鄭經
Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tēⁿ Keng
Tâi-lô Tēnn King
Pen name
Hàn-jī 式天
Pe̍h-ōe-jī Sek-thian
Tâi-lô Sik-thian
Courtesy name
Hàn-jī 賢之 / 元之
Pe̍h-ōe-jī Hiân-chi / Goân-chi
Tâi-lô Hiân-tsi / Guân-tsi

Zheng Jing (Chinese: 鄭經; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Keng; 25 October 1642 17 March 1681), courtesy names Xianzhi (賢之) and Yuanzhi (元之), pseudonym Shitian (式天), was a 17th-century Chinese warlord and Ming Dynasty loyalist. He was the eldest son of Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) and a grandson of the pirate-merchant Zheng Zhilong. After the conquest of Fort Zeelandia in 1662 by his father, Zheng Jing controlled the military forces in Xiamen and Quemoy on his father's behalf. Upon the death of his father six months later, Zheng Jing contested throne as the King of Tungning with his uncle, Zheng Shixi. The dispute was resolved in Zheng Jing's favor after he successfully landed an army in Taiwan despite strong opposition by the forces of his uncle. This was followed by Zheng Shixi withdrawing his claim.

With both the vast pirate fleet and the throne of Tungning, he intended to continue his father's plans to invade the Philippines; however, he was forced to abandon this venture when faced with the threat of a Manchu-Dutch alliance. His victory over a combined Manchu-Dutch fleet in 1664 resulted in ending the brief alliance.

For the next 19 years, he tried to provide sufficiently for the local inhabitants and reorganizing their military forces in Taiwan. He frequently exchanged ambassadors with the Kangxi Emperor from the mainland. Although he continued to fight for the cause his father died for, he had largely abandoned any pretense of restoring the Ming Dynasty by the time he invaded Fujian in 1676. He occupied key cities in the province for a year before losing them back to the Manchus by the end of 1677. Invading Fujian once more, he led a force of 30,000 men to capture Haicheng as well as taking the provincial commander prisoner.

In 1680, Zheng Jing was forced to abandon Xiamen, Quemoy and Dongshan after losing a major naval battle to Chinese Qing admiral Shi Lang. Driven off the mainland by the Manchus, he retreated to modern-day Tainan where he fell ill and died of dissipation on March 17, 1681. Zheng named as his successor his oldest son, Zheng Kezang; however, Zheng Kezang was quickly toppled in favor of Zheng Keshuang.

See also

References

  1. Hung (1981), p. 139. (See note 1 for the source; a stone epitaph on Zheng's tomb.)
  2. Hung (1981), p. 139.
  3. Hung (1981), p. 265.

Bibliography

Zheng Jing
Born: 25 October 1642 Died: 17 March 1681
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Koxinga
Prince of Yanping
November 1662 – 17 March 1662
Succeeded by
Zheng Keshuang
Political offices
Preceded by
Zheng Xi
Ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning
November 1662 – 17 March 1681
Succeeded by
Zheng Kezang
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