War, Trade and Piracy in the China Seas (1622-1683)

War, Trade and Piracy in the China Seas (1622-1683)
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9789004253537
ISBN-13 : 900425353X
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Download or read book War, Trade and Piracy in the China Seas (1622-1683) written by Weichung Cheng and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approaching its demise, the Ming imperial administration enlisted members of the Cheng family as mercenaries to help in the defense of the coastal waters of Fukien. Under the leadership of Cheng Chih-lung, also known as Nicolas Iquan, and with the help of the local gentry, these mercenaries became the backbone of the empire’s maritime defense and the protectors of Chinese commercial interests in the East and South China Seas. The fall of the Ming allowed Cheng Ch’eng-kung—alias Coxinga—and his sons to create a short-lived but independent seaborne regime in China’s southeastern coastal provinces that competed fiercely, if only briefly, with Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and English merchants during the early stages of globalization.


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