1680 in China
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Events from the year 1680 in China.
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Incumbents
- Kangxi Emperor (19th year)
Events
- The Revolt of the Three Feudatories continues.
- Sichuan and southern Shaanxi were retaken by the Han Chinese Green Standard Army under Wang Jinbao and Zhao Liangdong in 1680,[1] with Manchu forces involved only in dealing with logistics and provisions, not combat.[2][3]
- the provinces of Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, were also recovered by the Qing
- Wu Shifan retreated to Kunming in October
- Shang Zhixin was forced to commit suicide in 1680; of his thirty six brothers four were executed when he committed suicide while the rest of his family was allowed to live[4]
- Zheng Jing's forces were defeated near Xiamen in 1680 and forced to withdraw to Taiwan.[5]
- The Dzungar conquest of Altishahr resulted in the Tibetan Buddhist Dzungar Khanate in Dzungaria conquering and subjugating the Genghisid-ruled Chagatai Khanate in Altishahr (the Tarim Basin). It put a final end to the independence of the Chagatai Khanate[6]
- Sino-Russian border conflicts
Deaths
- Fu Honglie (å å¼ç; died AD 1680) was a native of Jiangxi, who gave his allegiance to the Manchus in 1657 and was employed as a Prefect, executed by Wu Shifan
- July 24 â Candida Xu (1607â1680) a Chinese Catholic. She has been called "arguably the most influential Chinese Christian woman of the seventeenth century."[7]
- Shang Zhixin, (1636â1680) a major figure in the early Qing Dynasty, known for his role in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. He was Prince of Pingnan (å¹³åç, "Prince who Pacifies the South"), inheriting his position from his father, the surrendered Ming Dynasty general Shang Kexi
- Wang Shimin (çææ; 1592â1680) was a Chinese landscape painter during the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty (1644â1911)[8]
- Zhou Youde (å¨æå¾·); courtesy name Yichu (å½å; YÃchú),[9] was a Chinese official active in the early Qing dynasty as governor of various provinces
- Li Yu, (ææ¼; LÇ Yú; 1610â1680 AD), also known as Li Liweng, was a Chinese playwright, novelist and publisher