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Zhu Changqing

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Zhu Changqing
朱常清
Regent of the Southern Ming dynasty
Tenure1648
Prince of Huai
Tenure1631–1648
PredecessorZhu Yiju
SuccessorZhu Yougui
Born?
Died1649
Names
Zhu Changqing (朱常清)
Era name and dates
Dongwu (東武): February – November 1648
HouseZhu
DynastySouthern Ming
FatherZhu Yiju

Zhu Changqing (Chinese: 朱常清; died 1649), Prince of Huai (淮王), courtesy name Xiaxin (霞新), was claimed to be regent of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1648 to 1649. His regnal name was "Dongwu" (東武), which means "east valiant".

Dongwu got full support from Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong), a famous and powerful warlord during that time. Dongwu's & Koxinga's power was based on Guandong and Fujian province.

Dongwu died in 1649 and was succeeded by Prince of Gui with the era name "Yongli" (永曆). According to the history book, he has no temple name.

References

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  • Struve, Lynn (1988). "The Southern Ming." In Cambridge History of China, Volume 7, The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 - Part 1, ed. by Frederic W. Mote, Denis Twitchett, and John King Fairbank, pp. 641–725. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Zhu Changqing
 Died: 1649
Chinese royalty
Preceded by
Zhu Yiju
Prince of Huai
1631–1649
Succeeded by
Zhu Yougui