Wu Sangui Royalty

Wu Sangui (Chinese: 吳三桂; pinyin: Wú Sānguì; Wade–Giles: Wu San-kuei; courtesy name Changbai (長白) or Changbo (長伯); 1612 – October 2, 1678) was a Chinese military general who was instrumental in the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in 1644. Considered by traditional scholars as a traitor to both Ming, and ultimately, Qing, Wu in 1678 declared himself Emperor of China and ruler of the "Great Zhou", but his revolt was eventually quelled by the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

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Wu Sangui
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1612
Birth place
China , Ming dynasty , Jiangsu , Gaoyou
Date of deathOctober 02, 1678
Place of death
China , Qing dynasty , Hunan , Hengyang
Parents
Wu Xiang (Ming general)
Spouse
Chen Yuanyuan

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Royalty

From1678
To1678
predecessor
successor
Wu Shifan

Topical connections

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Chen YuchengMilitary person

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