Feng Xifan

Feng Xifan (birth and death dates unknown), pseudonym Xifan (希範), was an official and general of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in the 17th century. He was from Longxi County (present-day Qiling Village, Longwen District, Zhangzhou, Fujian).

Life

Feng Xifan's father, Feng Chengshi (馮澄世), served as an official in the court of Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong), the founder of Tungning. When the forces of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty conquered Beijing (the capital of the Ming dynasty) and Nanjing (the capital of the Southern Ming dynasty), Feng Xifan and his father joined Koxinga's army and resisted Qing forces in southern China. Koxinga later wrestled control of Taiwan from Dutch colonial forces and established the Kingdom of Tungning there.

Koxinga died in 1662 and a power struggle broke out between his eldest son Zheng Jing and fifth son Zheng Xi (鄭襲). A group of officials headed by Huang Zhao (黃昭) and Xiao Gongchen (蕭拱辰) opposed Zheng Jing succeeding to the throne of Tungning, so they supported Zheng Xi, who became the "Royal Supervisor of Yanping" (延平监国).