Prince Who Pacifies the West

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Prince Who Pacifies the West was a noble title granted to the powerful Ming–Qing transition-era general Wu Sangui, who controlled large territories in southwestern China before leading a major rebellion against the Qing dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese princely title
noble title
associatedWithDynasty Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
country China
era 17th century
geopoliticalFunction pacification of western and southwestern frontiers
grantedBy Qing imperial court
grantedFor military service
supporting the Qing conquest of China
grantedTo Wu Sangui
historicalContext Ming–Qing transition-era civil wars
holderBirthName Wu Sangui
holderControlledRegion Guizhou
linked to: Guizhou Province

Yunnan
linked to: Yunnan Province

southwestern China
holderEthnicity Han Chinese
holderInitiallyAllegiantTo Ming dynasty
holderLaterAllegiantTo Qing dynasty
holderLaterOpposed Qing dynasty
holderLedEvent Revolt of the Three Feudatories
holderRebelledAgainst Qing dynasty
languageOfTitle Chinese
notableFor association with Wu Sangui’s rebellion
large degree of regional autonomy for its holder
notableHolder Wu Sangui
politicalStatusOfHolder semi-autonomous warlord
powerBaseOfHolder Yunnan-Guizhou region
region southwestern China
relatedEvent Qing conquest of China
linked to: Ming–Qing wars

Revolt of the Three Feudatories
fall of the Ming dynasty
roleOfHolder general
military governor
seatOfPowerOfHolder Kunming
linked to: Kunming, China
timePeriod Ming–Qing transition
titleCategory feudatory prince
titleType hereditary fief title

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Wu Sangui title Prince Who Pacifies the West