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The [[Wahhah Republic#Fate%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Zhu|now-Catholic Zyu family]] of the Ming, surviving in southwestern China, had sent a letter written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Wang_(Southern_Ming) Empress Anne Wang] to the Chinese and Japanese Christians in Kyushu via an empathetic Cantonese trader in 1656 to request rescue before the imminent Qing conquest of Kunming.

In 1662 a contingent of Ming loyalists and Christians reached Kunming via the Loetsjoe kingdom and Macao. At that point, the only survivors were Empress Maria Ma and Crown Prince Constantine Zyu. Empress Anne had died mere weeks before their rescue. They were protected for a few years before eventually returning to mainland China under different names, concealing their identity until the late 18th century.