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370 Kashiapmadanga  or Shê-mo-t'êng.

A native of India, who abont A.D. 67 retained with the mission sent by the Emperor Ming Ti of the Han dynasty to make enqoiries concerning Buddha. He settled at Lo-yang, and together with his fellow-coantryman ^ ^ ^ Chn Fa-lan set to work to translate the Stitra of Forty-two Sections into Chinese, but before very long he died.

Kaw Hong-beng. See Ku Li-ch'êng.

Kên-t'ê. Died A.D. 1693. A famous Manchu general, who after long service became a Minister of the Council and Captain- General of his Banner in 1677. Ennobled as Baron and* canonised AS ^ ^ 1 and later on admitted into the Temple of Worthies.

Kêng Chi-mao. Died A.D. 1671. Son of 5(c# 59 KSng Chung-ming, and father of E6ng Ching-chung. The former joined the Manchus in 1634, and when in 1649 he undertook a campaign against the people of Euangtung with a view to complete the subjugation of the empire, E^ng Chi-mao accompanied him. In 1651, after his father's death, he was ennobled as Prince. In co-operation with Shang E^o-hsi, he effected the capture of Canton and of other cities, and was then transferred to Fuhkien. There, with the aid of a squadron of Dutch vessels from Formosa, he succeeded in regaining possession of Amoy and in extinguishing the last attempts at resistance to the Manchu dominion.

Kêng Ching-chung. Died A.D. 1681. Eldest son of Keng Chi-mao. He was sent to Court in 1654, and was ennobled as Baron, subsequently marrying an Imperial princess, in consequence of which he received the title of ^f(\ ^ |^ |^ • In 1664 he was sent back to Fuhkien to learn the art of war, and in 1671 was acting for his sick father. In 1673 he joined Wu San-kuei, and in 1674 broke into open rebellion, leaguing himself with Ch^ng Chin. In spite of offers of pardon he did not submit until 1676,