Maritime coastal resettlement, anti‑piracy operations, and Fujian–Taiwan maritime integration (1683–1810)

1. Qing victory at the Battle of Penghu

   Jul 10, 1683Labels: Shi Lang, Battle of

   • Britannica
   • Battle Penghu
   • Shi Lang

2. Zheng Keshuang accepts surrender to the Qing

   Sep 5, 1683Labels: Zheng Keshuang, Kingdom of

   • Shi Lang
   • 1683 Taiwan
   • Tungning

3. Qing forces formally take capitulation in Taiwan

   Oct 3, 1683Labels: Shi Lang, Taiwan capitulation

   • 1683 Taiwan
   • Shi Lang
   • Taipei Times

4. Coastal depopulation era ends around Taiwan Strait

   Dec 1, 1683Labels: Fujian coast, Coastal depopulation

   • Oxford Ch
   • Great Clearance
   • Tungning

5. Qing restricts migration and family movement to Taiwan

   Jan 1, 1684Labels: Migration controls, Permit system

   • Biancha
   • Taiwan
   • Qing Taiwan

6. Kangxi court approves annexation as Taiwan Prefecture

   May 27, 1684Labels: Kangxi Emperor, Taiwan Prefecture

   • Taipei Times
   • Qing Taiwan
   • Taiwan Pref

7. Taiwan Prefecture established with three counties

   Jun 1, 1684Labels: Taiwan Prefecture, Three counties

   • Taiwan Pref
   • Taipei Times
   • Changhua Gov

8. Zhu Yigui uprising tests early Qing control

   Apr 19, 1721Labels: Zhu Yigui, Settler rebellion

   • Zhu Yigui
   • Taipei Times
   • Changhua

9. Changhua County created as settlement expands northward

   Jan 1, 1723Labels: Changhua County, Zhuluo County

   • Changhua Gov
   • Qing Taiwan
   • Changhua

10. Penghu becomes a subprefecture under Taiwan Prefecture

    Jan 1, 1727Labels: Penghu Subprefecture, Taiwan Prefecture

    • Taiwan DB
    • Qing Taiwan

11. Danshui subprefecture created to extend northern oversight

    Jan 1, 1731Labels: Danshui Subprefecture, Northern Taiwan

    • Qing Taiwan
    • Taiwan DB
    • Timeline TW

12. Migration pressures ease as restrictions relax after the 1760s

    Jan 1, 1765Labels: Migration relaxation, Illegal migration

    • Taiwan DB
    • Qing Taiwan
    • Taiwan

13. Lin Shuangwen rebellion erupts amid secret-society unrest

    Jan 16, 1787Labels: Lin Shuangwen, Tiandihui

    • Lin Shuangwen
    • Qing Taiwan
    • Zhuluo

14. Qing suppresses Lin Shuangwen rebellion; Zhuluo renamed

    Feb 10, 1788Labels: Lin Shuangwen, Jiayi County

    • Lin Shuangwen
    • Zhuluo
    • Qing Taiwan

15. Early 19th-century Fujian–Taiwan integration becomes routine

    Jan 1, 1810Labels: Fujian Taiwan, Early 19th

    • Taiwan DB
    • Qing Taiwan
    • Taiwan Pref