Zhu Yujian

Zhu Yujian (born May 25, 1602, Nanyang, Henan province, China—died 1646, China) was the ruler of Fujian province in southeastern China after the Manchu forces of Manchuria (Northeast China) captured the Ming capital at Beijing and established the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). He was also a claimant to the Ming throne. A Ming prince, Zhu was a direct descendant of the first Ming dynasty emperor, Hongwu (reigned 1368–98). Upon the fall of Beijing to the Manchu...