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Also known as Changbai, Anfuyuan, Changbo, Ng Sam Kwai

Chinese general and rebel (1612-1678)

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Key facts

Reign
March 1678 – 2 October 1678
Successor
Wu Shifan
Born
( 1612-06-08 ) 8 June 1612, Suizhong , Liaoxi, Ming dynasty
Died
2 October 1678 (1678-10-02) (aged 66), Hengyang , Hunan, Qing dynasty
Consorts
Empress Zhang, Chen Yuanyuan

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Encyclopedic overview

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Wu Sangui (Chinese: 吳三桂; pinyin: Wú Sānguì; Wade–Giles: Wu San-kuei; 8 June 1612 – 2 October 1678), courtesy name Changbai (長白) or Changbo (長伯), was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the founding of the Qing dynasty. In Chinese folklore, Wu Sangui is regarded as a disreputable Han Chinese traitor for his defection over to the Manchu invaders, suppression of the Southern Ming resistance and execution of the Yongli Emperor. Wu eventually double-crossed both of his masters, the Ming and the Qing dynasties.

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