Zu Dashou
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Zu Dashou was a Ming
General under Grand Secretary Sun Chengzong
, Marshal Yuan Chonghuan
and eventually Marshal Hong Chengchou
. He later surrendered to Qing
when he was surrounded and the Imperial Ming army commanded by Marshal Hong Chengchou
sent to rescue Zu's garrison was defeated.
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...
General under Grand Secretary Sun Chengzong
Sun Chengzong
Sun Chengzong was a Grand Secretary of the late Ming Dynasty. He also served as Troop Secretary....
, Marshal Yuan Chonghuan
Yuan Chonghuan
Yuan Chonghuan was a famed patriot and military commander of the Ming Dynasty who battled the Manchus in Liaoning. A commander of Cantonese origin, Yuan Chonghuan was known to have excelled in artillery warfare and successfully incorporated Western tactics with those of the East...
and eventually Marshal Hong Chengchou
Hong Chengchou
Hong Chengchou or Hung Cheng-chou was a Military commander from Fujian at the end of the Ming Dynasty.-Biography:...
. He later surrendered to Qing
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....
when he was surrounded and the Imperial Ming army commanded by Marshal Hong Chengchou
Hong Chengchou
Hong Chengchou or Hung Cheng-chou was a Military commander from Fujian at the end of the Ming Dynasty.-Biography:...
sent to rescue Zu's garrison was defeated.