1680 in China

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Events from the year 1680 in China.

Incumbents

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
    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

  • Manchus in 1657 and was employed as a Prefect, executed by Wu Shifan
  • July 24 — Candida Xu (1607–1680) a Chinese Catholic. She has been called "arguably the most influential Chinese Christian woman of the seventeenth century."[7]
  • Shang Zhixin, (1636–1680) a major figure in the early Qing Dynasty, known for his role in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. He was Prince of Pingnan (平南王, "Prince who Pacifies the South"), inheriting his position from his father, the surrendered Ming Dynasty general Shang Kexi
  • Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)[8]
  • Zhou Youde (周有德); courtesy name Yichu (彝初; Yíchú),[9] was a Chinese official active in the early Qing dynasty as governor of various provinces
  • Li Yu
    , (李漁; Lǐ Yú; 1610–1680 AD), also known as Li Liweng, was a Chinese playwright, novelist and publisher

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