Queen Dong Explained

Dong You
Princess consort of Yanping
Father:Dong Yangxian
Mother:Lady Chen
Spouse:Koxinga
Issue:Zheng Jing, Zheng Cong
Birth Date:17 October 1623
Birth Place:Jinjiang, Fujian, China
Death Date:30 July 1681 (aged 57)
Death Place:Tainan, Taiwan
Place Of Burial:Wudingli, Zhouziwei
Nan'an, Fujian (after 1683)
House:Koxinga
Dong You
T:董友
Poj:Táng Iú
Also Known As:Chao Wu-wang-fei
T2:潮武王妃
Poj2:Tiô Bú-ông-hui

Queen Dong (17 October 1623 – 30 July 1681[1]), birth name Dong You, posthumous name Chaowu Wangfei,[2] was the princess consort of Koxinga and mother of Zheng Jing.

Biography

In 1623, Dong was born in a Jinjiang family with scholar-official, and her father was Dong Yangxian, a politician of Southern Ming. In 1642, Dong married Koxinga and gave birth to Zheng Jing. In 1649, Koxinga became Prince of Yanping (Chinese: 延平王); as the result, Dong became his princess consort. In 1662, Koxinga defeated Frederick Coyett and his army in the Siege of Fort Zeelandia, and Kingdom of Tungning was later built. After Koxinga died, Dong's son Zheng Jing won the succession to the throne of Tungning by defeating Zheng Xi in a civil war and Zheng Tai in a political struggle. In 1681, Dong died in Tainan, Taiwan.

Family

Dong's descendants

  1. Zheng Jing (Chinese: 鄭經; Prince Wen of Chao & Prince of Yanping)
    1. Zheng Kezang (Chinese: 鄭克; Crown prince of Yanping & regency)
    2. Zheng Keshuang (Chinese: 鄭克塽; Prince of Chao & Prince of Yanping)
  2. Zheng Cong (Chinese: 鄭聰; prince)
  3. Zheng Ming (Chinese: 鄭明; prince)
  4. Zheng Rui (Chinese: 鄭睿; prince)
  5. Zheng Zhi (Chinese: 鄭智; prince)

Dong's family

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Xian Wangfu Muzhi (Chinese: 先王父墓誌), by Zheng Kezhang
  2. Haiji Jiyao (Chinese: 海紀輯要) by Xia Lin