List of Famous people with last name Kexi

Shang Kexi

First Name Shang

Last Name Kexi

Born on August 25, 1604

Died on November 12, 1676 (aged 72)

Born in People's Republic of China, Liaoning, Anshan

Shang Kexi was a Chinese general of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. His family had migrated to Liaodong in 1576 and his father, Shang Xueli, served in the army guarding the northeast frontier. As his father did, Shang Kexi joined the army and guarded the frontier against the attack of the Jurchens. With the decay and fall of the Ming Emperors, Shang Kexi sought better fortune in the service of the Qing Dynasty and he was one of the most powerful generals that surrendered to the Qing. He fought for the Qing in Southern China and established his power in Guangdong where he ruled the territory as his own domain amassing wealth and possessing a trained army.

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