Yao Qisheng
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Yao Qisheng Styled
Xizhi , was a prominent general and regional official under the reign of the Kangxi Emperor
in Qing Dynasty
China. Yao was one of the pivotal figures in the Qing government's invasion of Taiwan.
, Zhejiang
during the Ming dynasty
. At age 20, he reputedly killed two soldiers who kidnapped a girl. In 1663, Yao scored first in the local Civil Service Examinations, and became the county magistrate of Xiangshan County
in Guangdong. In 1674, Yao raised a small army of several hundred men to assist the Prince Kang in the fight against Geng Jingzhong, who had revolted against Manchu rule. He later became entrusted by the Kangxi Emperor, who eventually appointed him Viceroy of Minzhe during a campaign against Ming Dynasty loyalists on Taiwan.
Kangxi Dynasty
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Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
Xizhi , was a prominent general and regional official under the reign of the Kangxi Emperor
Kangxi Emperor
The Kangxi Emperor ; Manchu: elhe taifin hūwangdi ; Mongolian: Энх-Амгалан хаан, 4 May 1654 –20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Pass and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722.Kangxi's...
in Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
China. Yao was one of the pivotal figures in the Qing government's invasion of Taiwan.
Biography
Born in ShaoxingShaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
during the Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
. At age 20, he reputedly killed two soldiers who kidnapped a girl. In 1663, Yao scored first in the local Civil Service Examinations, and became the county magistrate of Xiangshan County
Xiangshan County
Hsiang-shan County was a county in southern China. Since 1912, it was a county in Kwangtung Province, in the Republic of China...
in Guangdong. In 1674, Yao raised a small army of several hundred men to assist the Prince Kang in the fight against Geng Jingzhong, who had revolted against Manchu rule. He later became entrusted by the Kangxi Emperor, who eventually appointed him Viceroy of Minzhe during a campaign against Ming Dynasty loyalists on Taiwan.
Popular culture
Yao Qisheng appears in the Chinese TV seriesTV series (China)
Chinese television drama are similar to television drama in North America, but are often longer in length, and portray a story too lengthy to be made into a movie....
Kangxi Dynasty
Kangxi Dynasty
Kangxi Dynasty is a Chinese television series based on the novel Kangxi Dadi by Er Yuehe. The series is a prequel to the 1997 television series Yongzheng Dynasty, and was followed by Qianlong Dynasty in 2002.-Plot:The series focuses on the major events that occurred during the reign of the Kangxi...
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