1. Zhu Shugui, courtesy name Tianqiu and art name Yiyuanzi, the Prince of Ningjing, was a royal member of the Ming and the last of the pretenders to the throne of Southern Ming after the execution of the Yongli Emperor in 1662.
10 Facts About Zhu Shugui
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Zhu Shugui took shelter to the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan after mainland China completely fell under the control of Manchu-led Qing dynasty.
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Zhu Shugui was styled the General Who Assists the State while living in Jingzhou.
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Zhu Shugui was later granted the title Prince of Changyang during the Regency of the Prince of Lu near the end of the Ming dynasty.
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In 1648, Zhu Youlang sent Zhu Shugui to serve as regent for Koxinga's troops, changing his title to Prince of Ningjing.
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The next day, Zhu Shugui interred his concubines, in coffins, at Kuidoushan, a hillside outside the south gate of the city.
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Zhu Shugui was 66 years old at the time of his suicide.
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Zhu Shugui was a ninth-generation descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming dynasty, via the line of Zhu Yuanzhang's 15th son, Zhu Zhi, Prince of Liao.
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Zhu Shugui Zhi was the son of Zhu Shugui Yuanzhang and one of his Korean concubines, Consort Han.
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History records Zhu Shugui as being stately in appearance, handsomely whiskered and grand of voice, an outstanding calligrapher, fond of wearing a sword, a man of great actions but few words, brave but not arrogant, and respected by generals and foot-soldiers alike.