Wu Xiang (Ming General)

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.cite book | last = Crossley | first = Pamela Kyle | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology | publisher = University of California Press | date = 1999 | location = | pages = 106 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0520234243 ] 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.cite book | last = Forges | first = Roger | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Cultural Centrality and Political Change in Chinese History: Northeast Henan | publisher = Stanford University Press | date = 2003 | location = California | pages = 307 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0804740445 ] 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.cite book | last = Peterson | first = Barbara Bennett | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century | publisher = M.E. Sharpe | date = 2000 | location = | pages = 332 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 076560504X ]

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