14 Facts About Liu Guoxuan

Liu Guoxuan was the Wuping Marquis and a 17th-century military officer of the Kingdom of Tungning based in Taiwan.

Liu Guoxuan fought all over the island of Taiwan and the nearby mainland.

Liu Guoxuan commanded the Penghu defense during the Battle of Penghu.

Liu Guoxuan was born in the mountain town of Sidu on the borders of Changting, Fujian and Ruijin, Jiangxi.

In 1659, Liu Guoxuan accompanied Zheng Chenggong to fight south of the Yangtze River.

In 1674, Liu Guoxuan took advantage of the Revolt of the Three Feudatories and attacked the mainland, taking a lot of land.

Liu Guoxuan had to rescue and retreat with Zheng Jing back to the Penghu islands.

Liu Guoxuan became allies with Feng Xifan and together they successfully ousted rival official Chen Yonghua from the political arena in 1680.

Liu Guoxuan was made the Wuping Marquis in 1681 and was put in charge of the military of Tungning.

Liu Guoxuan led the Penghu defense fleet to drive back Shi Lang before a major hurricane struck, which was successful.

Liu Guoxuan predicted that the Qing navy would send a small detachment around the battle to land directly on his land base so he had archers and cannons on the beaches along with a detachment of soldiers.

Liu Guoxuan's fleet surrendered when they had run out of ammunition to continue fighting.

Liu Guoxuan was about to commit suicide when he was stopped by Shi Lang.

Liu Guoxuan was given a title of a count and worked as the commander of a city gate in Beijing.