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Wu Xiang (Chinese: 吳襄; Pinyin: Wú Xiāng; ? - 1644) was a general of the Ming Dynasty and the father of Wu Sangui.

Biography[]

He was reprimanded by the Ming court in the 1630s for failing to join the fight against Nurgaci.[1] The ruling forces of the short-lived Shun Dynasty of late Imperial China took over his house. This contributed to the general's decision to oppose that regime, and hastened its downfall.[2] Wu Sangui was also driven to formally support the Qing Dynasty forces over those of the Shun after Wu Xiang was executed by Li Zicheng.[3]

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References[]

  1. Crossley, Pamela Kyle (1999). A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology. University of California Press. pp. 106. ISBN 0-520-23424-3. 
  2. Forges, Roger (2003). Cultural Centrality and Political Change in Chinese History: Northeast Henan. California: Stanford University Press. pp. 307. ISBN 0-8047-4044-5. 
  3. Peterson, Barbara Bennett (2000). Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 332. ISBN 0-7656-0504-X. 
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