Chinese horrors and persecutions of the Christians; containing a full account of the great insurrection in China; atrocities of the "Boxers" ..together with the complete history of China down to the present time .. . siinto Szchuen and thence over Yunnan. Whenthe Ming prince, Kwei Wang, who had fledinto Burmah, returned with the support ofthe King of that country to make anotherbid for the throne, he found himself con-fronted by all the power and resources ofWou Sankwei, who was still as loyal aservant of the Manchu Emperor as when hecarried his ensigns against Li Wang does not a
Chinese horrors and persecutions of the Christians; containing a full account of the great insurrection in China; atrocities of the "Boxers" ..together with the complete history of China down to the present time .. . siinto Szchuen and thence over Yunnan. Whenthe Ming prince, Kwei Wang, who had fledinto Burmah, returned with the support ofthe King of that country to make anotherbid for the throne, he found himself con-fronted by all the power and resources ofWou Sankwei, who was still as loyal aservant of the Manchu Emperor as when hecarried his ensigns against Li Wang does not appear to have ex-pected opposition from Wou Sankwei, andin the first encounter he was overthrown andtaken prisoner. The conqueror, who was already undersuspicion at the Manchu Court, and whomevery Chinese rebel persisted in regarding asa natural ally, now hesitated as to how heshould treat these important prisoners. KweiWang and his son—the last of the Mings—?were eventually led forth to execution,although it should be stated that a lessauthentic report affirms they were allowed tostrangle thfemselves. Having made use ofWou Sankwei, and obtained as they thoughtthe full value of his services, the Manchus.
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