The History of China - #265 - Qing 10: Zeelandia Has Fallen

#265 - Qing 10: Zeelandia Has Fallen

02/16/24 • 41 min

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Koxinga takes Taiwan by storm, forcing the Dutch East India Company off the island for good, and heralding the dawn of Chinese rule over that overseas outpost.

Time Period Covered:

1661-1664 CE

Major Historical Figures:

Southern Ming Loyalists [Xiamen, Fujian]:

Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), Lord of the Imperial Surname [1624-1662]

Yang Ying, Court Revenue Officer & Recordkeeper

Dutch East India Co. (VOC) [Ft. Zeelandia, Taiwan]:

He Tingbin, Headman & translator

Cornelius Caesar [Governor, 1651-1656]

Frederick Coyett [Governor, 1656-1662]

Hermanus Clenk van Odesse [Governor-select, dispatched 1662]

Admiral Jan van der Laan

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Koxinga takes Taiwan by storm, forcing the Dutch East India Company off the island for good, and heralding the dawn of Chinese rule over that overseas outpost.

Time Period Covered:

1661-1664 CE

Major Historical Figures:

Southern Ming Loyalists [Xiamen, Fujian]:

Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), Lord of the Imperial Surname [1624-1662]

Yang Ying, Court Revenue Officer & Recordkeeper

Dutch East India Co. (VOC) [Ft. Zeelandia, Taiwan]:

He Tingbin, Headman & translator

Cornelius Caesar [Governor, 1651-1656]

Frederick Coyett [Governor, 1656-1662]

Hermanus Clenk van Odesse [Governor-select, dispatched 1662]

Admiral Jan van der Laan

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#264 - Qing 9: Koxinga Attacks!

Between the Southern Ming warlord Zheng Chenggong in Fujian, and the Dutch East India Company across the Taiwan Strait in Ft. Zeelandia, a curious figure named He Tingbin serves as the two powers' sole line of communication and diplomacy. But He Tingbin has only one true master - himself. And in his drive to maximize his own gains (and minimize his risk of exposure) he will throw the entire cross-strait dialogue into chaos...

Time Period Covered:

1657-1661 CE

Major Historical Figures:

Southern Ming Loyalists [Xiamen, Fujian]:

Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), Lord of the Imperial Surname [1624-1662]

Yang Ying, Court Revenue Officer & Recordkeeper

Dutch East India Co. (VOC) [Ft. Zeelandia, Taiwan]:

He Tingbin, Headman & translator

Cornelius Caesar [Governor, 1651-1656]

Frederick Coyett [Governor, 1656-1662]

Hermanus Clenk van Odesse [Governor-select, dispatched 1662]

Admiral Jan van der Laan

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Genghis Khan leaves the Jin Empire's subjugation to his generals, and makes his way home to Mongolia... only to find that his 5 years of campaigning have left his homeland in a bit of a mess. Siberians in rebellion and old foes cropping up in new places are things he can deal with... but when an unfamiliar warmongering powerhouse to the far West picks a fight, the nearly 60-year-old Great Khan will unleash the wrath of the Eternal Heaven down upon them.

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