Tomb of Prince Ningjing
Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the last claimant to the Ming throne, Zhu Shugui, the Prince of Ningjing, fled the Chinese mainland in 1662 and found refuge in Taiwan under the auspices of the pro-Ming Kingdom of Tungning, which Koxinga had established in Taiwan. In 1683, the Qing army, under the command of Shih Lang, invaded Taiwan to destroy the remaining Ming loyalist forces on the island. Prince Zhu committed suicide. He was buried in this tomb with his principal wife, Lady Liu; his five concubines were buried separately outside the south gate of Chengtianfu, present-day Tainan City. The tomb was unmarked so that the Qing army could not find it and destroy it. To further confound the Qing forces, over 100 decoy tombs were erected in the vicinity; these no longer exist.
The tomb was rediscovered in 1937, at which time it was found to be empty. Since the location of his remains is unknown, the tomb should technically be considered a cenotaph. The tomb was renovated in 1977, and in 1988 it was designated a third-class historic site.
The tomb is on Hwy 28, about 1.5 km west of the Dahu railway station, between Kaohsiung and Tainan.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the last claimant to the Ming throne, Zhu Shugui, the Prince of Ningjing, fled the Chinese mainland in 1662 and found refuge in Taiwan under the auspices of the pro-Ming Kingdom of Tungning, which Koxinga had established in Taiwan. In 1683, the Qing army, under the command of Shih Lang, invaded Taiwan to destroy the remaining Ming loyalist forces on the island. Prince Zhu committed suicide. He was buried in this tomb with his principal wife, Lady Liu; his five concubines were buried separately outside the south gate of Chengtianfu, present-day Tainan City. The tomb was unmarked so that the Qing army could not find it and destroy it. To further confound the Qing forces, over 100 decoy tombs were erected in the vicinity; these no longer exist.
The tomb was rediscovered in 1937, at which time it was found to be empty. Since the location of his remains is unknown, the tomb should technically be considered a cenotaph. The tomb was renovated in 1977, and in 1988 it was designated a third-class historic site.
The tomb is on Hwy 28, about 1.5 km west of the Dahu railway station, between Kaohsiung and Tainan.
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Tainan City, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Total memorials12
- Percent photographed100%
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Tainan City, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Total memorials5
- Percent photographed100%
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Tainan City, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Total memorials1
- Percent photographed100%
- Added: 9 Oct 2007
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2235011
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