Koxinga
Koxinga (1624-1658), known as Teng Sengkong (Chinese: 鄭成功) and Tagawa Fukumatsu (Japanese: 田川福松), was a Sino-Japanese pirate, insurrectionist, and political & military leader. He was a commander in the Battle of Chiangtung Bridge and the Ōmura Rebellion, establishing him as an iconic figure among Asian Christians, Ming loyalists, and later as a national symbol in China, Tauland, & Japan.
Lord Koxinga | |
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 Statue of Koxinga in Senkō Temple, Hirado | |
| Born | Teng Sem (鄭森) Aug 27, 1624 Hirado, Japan |
| Died | Dec 18, 1658 Sasebo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Exsanguination from fatal injury |
| Burial place | Hirado, Japan |
| Nationality | Ming dynasty Japan |
| Other names | Teng Sengkong Tagawa Fukumatsu |
| Education | Lamoan County School Ginling Imperial Academy |
| Occupation | Pirate, commander, scholar, leader |
| Years active | 1638 - 1658 |
| Movement | Ming loyalism, anti-Tokugawa, anti-Dutch |
| Spouse(s) | Tong Yu (m. 1641) |
| Children | Teng Keng (b. 1642) Tengicon (b. 1645) |
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| Relatives | Tagawa Shichizaemon (brother) |
| Family | Teng family of Zaiton Tagawa family of Hirado |
Biography
Early life
He was born in the port city of Hirado to a Japanese noblewoman named Tagawa Matsu and the Catholic Fukianese warlord and merchant Teng Chigeng. Tagawa Matsu was favoured by the lords of Hirado. Teng Chigeng, also known as Nicholas Iquan Gaspard, was a famed Hokkien anti-Dutch pirate fleet commander. Koxinga was sent to live with his father in the purlieu of Zaiton when he was seven years old, enrolling in the county school. In 1638, he passed the county state examinations and became a scholarship student.