Revolt of the Three Feudatories

Revolt of the Three Feudatories
Map showing Qing's campaigns against Three Feudatories
Date August 1673 – November 1681 Location Chinese provinces south of the Yangtze River Result Qing victory Territorial changes Yunnan, Fujian and Guangdong provinces recovered by Qing dynasty
Belligerents
Qing dynasty	Wu Sangui Shang Zhixin Geng Jingzhong	Chinggisid Chahar Mongol Zheng's Taiwan Other rebels Tiandihui
Commanders and leaders
Kangxi Emperor Giyesu Yolo Shang Kexi	Wu Sangui Wu Shifan Geng Jingzhong (1674–76) Shang Zhixin (1676–79)	Borni (Burni) Abunai Lubuzung Zheng Jing
Strength
400,000	Wu Sangui: 200,000 Shang Zhixin: 100,000 Geng Jingzhong: 200,000	Chahar Mongols: 10,000 Zheng Jing: 10,000 Wang Fuchen: several thousands Sun Yanling/Kong Sizhen: 10,000

The Revolt of the Three Feudatories, (Chinese: 三藩之亂; pinyin: Sānfān zhī luàn) also known as the Rebellion of Wu Sangui, was a rebellion lasting from 1673 to 1681 in the early Qing dynasty of China, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722). The revolt was led by Wu Sangui, Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong, the three ethnic Han lords of Yunnan, Guangdong and Fujian provinces whose hereditary titles were given to them for defecting to and helping the Qing dynasty conquer China proper, who rebelled after the Qing central government started abolishing their fiefs.^[1] The feudatories were supported by Zheng Jing's Kingdom of Tungning on the island of Taiwan, which sent forces to invade Mainland China. Additionally, minor Han military figures, such as Wang Fuchen, and the Chahar Mongols, also revolted against Qing rule.

Due to their history as defectors that helped to topple the Southern Ming dynasty, the Three Feudatories failed to win over the support of the general Han populace and were eventually defeated by the Qing forces. After the last remaining Han resistance had been put down, the former princely titles were abolished.