Deng Shichang 鄧世昌

Deng Shichang (鄧世昌) (1849 - 17 September 1894) was a famous Chinese admiral during the late Qing Dynasty (清朝) era. Native of Panyu, Guangdong Province (廣東番禺); originally named as Yongchang (永昌); courtesy name Zhengqing (正卿). 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Many clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast america receded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner canada, establishing... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Cha can also refer to a Latin American dance, also called the Cha-cha-cha. ...

Deng was the first generation of modern naval officers trained in China. He entered the Naval Academy (船政學堂) in Mawei (馬尾), Fujian Province in 1867 and graduated in 1874. He rose through the ranks and became the captain (管帶) of the Zhiyuan (致遠) cruiser in 1887. He died in combat during the First Sino-Japanese War (中日甲午戰爭). Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... The First Sino–Japanese War was a war fought between Japan and Qing China between August 1, 1894 and April 1895 // Genesis of the War Korea under the Joseon Dynasty had traditionally been a tributary state of the Qing dynasty. ...

In 1996, the People's Liberation Army named a naval training ship as Shichang in remembrance of him. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...