Ming Dynasty Zheng family

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Ming Dynasty Zheng family
1628–1683
Zheng's order flag Zheng family logo
Maps of Zheng Chenggong's period
Common languages	Hokkien、Mandarin of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Government	military dictatorship
leader/monarch
• 1628—1646	Zheng Zhilong
• 1646—1662	Zheng Chenggong
• 1662—1681	Zheng Jing
• 1662	Zheng Xi
• 1681	Zheng Kezang
• 1681—1683	Zheng Keshuang
History
• Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Ming Dynasty	September–October 1628
• Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition	1657—1659
• Zheng Chenggong's Eastern Expedition	1661—1662
• Battle of Penghu	July 10–16, 1683
• Zheng Keshuang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty	October 8 1683
Today part of	Republic of China  People's Republic of China

Ming Dynasty Zheng family (1628–1683) was the family that in 1662, after Zheng Chenggong captured the southwest of Taiwan Island, became known as Dongdu, Dongning, and Haishang.^[1] It was a military and political force led by the Zheng Chenggong family and governed by the Ming Dynasty.^[2][3] Its jurisdiction includes the southeastern coast of China and the southwestern region of Taiwan Island.^[4]