武成永固大将军炮考

故宫端门西广场陈列着一尊清代武成永固大：降军炮（图1，中国国家博物馆藏，一级文物），它是康熙帝为平定“三藩之乱”而铸造的。清初，平西王吴三桂、平南壬尚可喜、靖南王耿精忠分镇云南、广东、福建，拥兵自重，形成割据势力。康熙十二年（1673年）八月，清廷下令撤藩。十一月，三藩中势力最大的吴三桂起兵，自称天下都招讨兵马大元帅，次年，称周王。先后夺占贵州、湖南、四川。

Wuchengyonggu Big General Gun

The gun was made for putting down the three states＇ rebellion in the reign of emperor Kangxi of Qing dynasty. The big gun had the high quality, fine technology, and beautiful shape, and reached the peak of gun--casting technology of qing dynasty.