Zu Dashou | |
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| 祖大壽 | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 1656 |
| Other names | Fuyu (復宇) |
| Occupation | General |
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| Parent | Zu Chengxun (祖承訓) |
| Relatives | Zu Dabi (祖大弼) (younger brother) Zu Dacheng (祖大成) (younger brother) Zu Dale (祖大樂) (younger cousin) Wu Sangui (吳三桂) (nephew, a son of his sister) |
Zu Dashou (Chinese: 祖大壽; d. 1656), courtesy name Fuyu (復宇), was a Chinese military general who served on the northern border of the Ming dynasty during the Ming–Qing transition period of Chinese history.[1] He fought against the Qing dynasty in several major engagements before ultimately surrendering to them in 1642. An alleged descendant of the Eastern Jin dynasty general Zu Ti, he was a son of Zu Chengxun, who had been dispatched to Korea as one of the Ming commanders during Imjin War(1592-1598). And he was the maternal uncle of the Ming general Wu Sangui, who surrendered Shanhai Pass to Qing forces and defected to the Qing side.[2] Zu's tomb was acquired by the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, and is considered one of the "iconic objects" of the museum.[3]