Taokas

Taokas communities lived along the plains and coast of northwestern Taiwan, from the Dàjiǎ River north towards Zhúqiàn. Their villages included Zhúqiàn, Hòulóng and Tūnxiāo, linked by coastal routes and neighbouring river valleys. The name Zhúqiàn appears in Dutch records in 1644. Under the Qing, settlement and military administration changed the region, and in 1731–32 people of Dàjiǎ West and other central plains communities rose against Qing authorities. The conflict brought military reprisals and further disruption to the villages.