Wu Sangui (styled Changbai 長白 or Changbo was a Ming Chinese general who was instrumental in the succession of rule for the Qing Dynasty in 1644. Considered by some to be a traitor to both the Ming and the Qing dynasties, Wu declared himself Emperor of China as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in 1678, but his revolt was quelled by the Kangxi Emperor. Wikipedia
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Wu Sangui was born in 1612 in Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province, to Wu Xiang, a frontier general. Little is known about his childhood or his military career. It is known that Wu Sangui was the Ningyuan garrison commander and one of eight generals subordinate to www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Wu_Sangui
