The Prince of Fu was the grandson of Ming Emperor Wanli. With the death of the last Ming emperor (Chongzhen) in 1644 the Prince of Fu was chosen as the new Emperor in June despite opposition due to his love of excessive drink. When the Manchus took Nanking in June of 1645 the Prince fled but he was captured and taken to Peking where he died the net year. While in power for that year he took the period title of Hong Guang.
OB: Hong Guang tong bao (1644 - 1645) H# 21.15, S1287; this is the one dot tong. Rx: plain.
The Moneta Library has a very informative article on all the the Ming Rebels, Southern Ming and San Fan rebellions.
VIEW & DOWNLOAD:
Cast Coinage of the Ming Rebels - Sandrock: https://groups.io/g/Moneta/files/Moneta%20Library/Ming%20Rebels%20by%20Sandrock.pdf
Ming Rebel Excel Spreadsheet for collectors (Hartill #'s)
Ming Rebel Checklist - Martin: Ming Rebel Checklist - Martin
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