Wu Xiang (Ming general)

Wu Xiang (Chinese: 吳襄; pinyin: Wú Xiāng; died 1644) was a general of the Ming dynasty and the father of Wu Sangui.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Biography

He was reprimanded by the Ming court in the 1630s for failing to join the fight against Nurhaci.[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]

See also

References
  1. Crossley, Pamela Kyle (1999). A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology. University of California Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-520-23424-3.
  2. Forges, Roger (2003). Cultural Centrality and Political Change in Chinese History: Northeast Henan. California: Stanford University Press. p. 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. p. 332. ISBN 0-7656-0504-X.


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