Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Koxinga across 5 places, from 1645 to 1949.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Zheng Chenggong (27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), born Zheng Sen and better known internationally by his honorific title Koxinga, was a Southern Ming general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century and expelled the Dutch from Taiwan, founding the Kingdom of Tungning.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Koxinga was documented, and when
1645year
Fujianattested“Koxinga's mother, Lady Tagawa, had come from Japan in 1645 to join her family in Fujian (Koxinga's younger brother, Tagawa Shichizaemon, remained in Japan).”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1645year
Japanattested“Koxinga's mother, Lady Tagawa, had come from Japan in 1645 to join her family in Fujian (Koxinga's younger brother, Tagawa Shichizaemon, remained in Japan).”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1645year
Chinaattested“Their time together, however, was apparently very short – despite frequent entreaties from Zheng Zhilong for her to join him in China, Koxinga's mother was only reunited with her son some time in 1645, and a year later she was killed whe…”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1652year
Chinaattested“Koxinga said to the Dutch "Hitherto this island had always belonged to China, and the Dutch had doubtless been permitted to live there, seeing that the Chinese did not require it for themselves; but requiring it now, it was only fair tha…”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1652year
Netherlandsattested“Koxinga said to the Dutch "Hitherto this island had always belonged to China, and the Dutch had doubtless been permitted to live there, seeing that the Chinese did not require it for themselves; but requiring it now, it was only fair tha…”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
June 1662month
Taiwanattested“Koxinga died of unspecified illness in June 1662, only a few months after defeating the Dutch in Taiwan, at the age of 37.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1949year
Taiwanattested“He moved to Taiwan in 1949 and focuses his poetry work on building stronger ties between Taiwan and mainland China.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
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1624year
Hiradomentioned“Zheng Chenggong was born in 1624 in Hirado, Hizen Province, Japan, to Zheng Zhilong, a Han Chinese merchant from Fujian, Ming dynasty China and a local Japanese woman known only by her surname "Tagawa", probably Tagawa Matsu.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1624year
Fujianmentioned“Zheng Chenggong was born in 1624 in Hirado, Hizen Province, Japan, to Zheng Zhilong, a Han Chinese merchant from Fujian, Ming dynasty China and a local Japanese woman known only by her surname "Tagawa", probably Tagawa Matsu.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1641year
Hui'an Countymentioned“In 1641, he married the niece of Dong Yangxian, an official who was a Jinshi from Hui'an.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
September 1646month
Fujianmentioned“In September 1646, Qing armies broke through the inadequately defended mountain passes and entered Fujian.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
21 November 1646exact date
Fuzhoumentioned“Zheng Zhilong agreed and ignored the objections of his family, surrendering himself to the Qing forces in Fuzhou on 21 November 1646.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
21 November 1646exact date
Qingmentioned“Zheng Zhilong agreed and ignored the objections of his family, surrendering himself to the Qing forces in Fuzhou on 21 November 1646.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1647year
Fujianmentioned“He used the superiority of his naval forces to launch amphibious raids on Manchu-occupied territory in Fujian and he managed to take Tong'an in Quanzhou prefecture in early 1647.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1647year
Quanzhoumentioned“He used the superiority of his naval forces to launch amphibious raids on Manchu-occupied territory in Fujian and he managed to take Tong'an in Quanzhou prefecture in early 1647.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
9 May 1656exact date
Xiamenmentioned“On 9 May 1656, Jidu's armies attacked Kinmen (Quemoy), an island near Xiamen that Koxinga had been using to train his troops.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1661year
Netherlandsmentioned“In 1661, Koxinga led his troops on a landing at Lakjemuyse to attack the Dutch colonists in Dutch Formosa.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1662year
Philippinesmentioned“In 1662, Koxinga's forces raided several towns in the Philippines.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1671year
Beijingmentioned“Koxinga's attack on Qing held Nanjing which would interrupt the supply route of the Grand Canal leading to possible starvation in Beijing caused such fear that the Manchus considered returning to Manchuria and abandoning China according…”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1671year
Manchuriamentioned“Koxinga's attack on Qing held Nanjing which would interrupt the supply route of the Grand Canal leading to possible starvation in Beijing caused such fear that the Manchus considered returning to Manchuria and abandoning China according…”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
1771year
Japanmentioned“Zheng Juzhong's books Zheng Chenggong zhuan was imported to Japan and reprinted in 1771.”source: Wikipedia: Koxinga
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