Jonathan Clements on the fall of the Ming - (pt 2 of 2) - The Knight of the National Name

In part 2 of the story the hero finally arrives. Coxinga. Loyal subject of the Ming emperor or disobedient child?  Coxinga is the son of Nicholas Iquan who made the journey from outlaw trader/pirate to Ming admiral. Iquan must have bitterly regretted his decision to give Coxinga the education of a Confucian scholar. While the rest of the family weighs how to deal with the invading Manchus in a thoroughly pragmatic manner, the high minded Coxinga is having none of it. This episode tells the story of Coxinga's fight against the Manchu, against the Dutch and against his own father.