Jottings from the Granite Studio

Today is the 325th anniversary of the Battle of Penghu 1683 (澎湖海戰), in which the Qing admiral Shi Lang (施琅 1621-1696) soundly defeated a fleet from the Kingdom of Tungning (东宁王国), A.K.A. the Koxinga clan on Taiwan, and captured the Penghu (Pescadore) Islands (澎湖群島).  It was the final blow in the Qing’s war of annexation of Taiwan, and within months after the defeat at sea, Zheng Keshuang (鄭克塽 1669-1707), the 14-year old grandson of Koxinga, would surrender the island to the Qing Empire.