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Hong Chengchou
洪承疇
Portrait of Hong Chengchou
Born
1593 (1593)
Fujian
Died
1665 (aged 71–72)
Nan'an, Fujian
Other names
Yanyan (彥演)
Hengjiu (亨九)
Occupation
Official
Signature
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Chengchou (Chinese: 洪承疇; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Sîng-tiû; 1593–1665), courtesy name Yanyan and art name Hengjiu, was a Chinese official who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties. He was born in present-day Liangshan Village, Yingdu Town, Fujian Province, China. After obtaining the position of a jinshi (進士; successful candidate) in the imperial examination in 1616 during the reign of the Wanli Emperor, he joined the civil service of the Ming Empire and served as an official in Shaanxi. During the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor (r. 1627–1644), he was promoted to Minister of War and Viceroy of Suliao (薊遼; an area which included parts of present-day Shandong, Hebei and Tianjin). In 1642, he surrendered and defected to the Manchu-led Qing Empire after his defeat at the Battle of Songjin. He became one of the Qing Empire's leading Han Chinese scholar-politicians. While he was in office, he encouraged the Manchu rulers to adopt Han Chinese culture and provided advice to the Qing government on how to consolidate its control over the former territories of the fallen Ming Empire. Apart from Dorgon and Fan Wencheng (范文程), Hong Chengchou was regarded as one of the most influential politicians in the early Qing dynasty. However, he was also villainised by the Han Chinese for his defection to the Qing Empire and for his suppression of the Southern Ming dynasty (a short-lived state formed by remnants of the fallen Ming Empire).
HongChengchou (Chinese: 洪承疇; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Sîng-tiû; 1593–1665), courtesy name Yanyan and art name Hengjiu, was a Chinese official who served under...
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eventually impeached and arrested for ineffectiveness. He was replaced with HongChengchou who would later defect to the Qing dynasty. His subordinates, in particular...
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Li failed to retake important cities. In 1653, the Qing court put HongChengchou in charge of retaking the southwest. Headquartered in Changsha (in what...
behind the Forbidden City. Hearing the news, Dorgon's Chinese advisors HongChengchou and Fan Wencheng (范文程; 1597–1666) urged the Manchu prince to seize this...
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the Ming, as he explained why he treated the Ming defector General HongChengchou leniently. Ming artillery was responsible for many victories. The Ming...
preparing his army for an invasion of the Ming Empire. Yuan Chonghuan and HongChengchou are both capable military commanders appointed by the Chongzhen Emperor...
to the Regent Dorgon. He assisted the former Ming dynasty generals HongChengchou and Wu Sangui in suppressing the Ming remnants of the Southern Ming...
general population. Han Chinese soldiers in 1645 under Han General HongChengchou forced the queue on the people of Jiangnan while Han people were initially...
(Chinese: 大明劫), played by actor Leon Dai. Li Zicheng History of Ming HongChengchou Herbert Allen Giles, A Chinese Biographical Dictionary, p. 686. Elley...
army to besiege Jinzhou and Songshan. The commander of Songshan was HongChengchou, commander-in-chief of frontier defenses. Songshan was captured on March...
reluctant Manchus why he needed to treat the Ming defector General HongChengchou leniently. Hong Taiji instead incorporated them into the Jurchen "nation" as...
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