Zheng Qi (pirate)
Zheng Qi | |
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鄭七 | |
| Born | Zheng Yaohuang (鄭耀煌) 1760 Pirate |
| Allegiance | Pirates of the South China Coast |
| Years active | late 1700s |
| Rank | fleet commander |
| Base of operations | Guangdong, South China Sea |
| Zheng Qi | |
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| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhèng Yàohuáng |
Zheng Qi (also spelled Ching Tsih or Cheng Chi; born Zheng Yaohuang; 1760 – September 1802)
History
He was born Zheng Yaohuang in Xin'an County, Guangdong, Qing China (modern Shenzhen and Hong Kong), in 1760. He was the seventh son of his pirate father Zheng Lianfu (鄭連福) and his wife Lin Xiu (林秀), hence the nickname Zheng Qi.
Zheng Qi was recruited by the
(樊文才). The Qing navy feared them.In 1795, Zheng Qi abducted a 12-year-old boy named He Song (何送) and raised him as his adopted son. A few years later, Zheng Qi gave him a captive female as his bride and seven hundred pieces of silver (liang) to set up store for the pirate trade. He would later bestow three ships under He Song's command.
Tay Son army was defeated by his rival the
Death
Zheng Qi got involved in the siege of
His army descended into chaos after his death, and later, his cousin Zheng Yi succeeded him as the chief.
See also
References
- ^ Neumann, Karl Friedrich (1831). History of the pirates who infested the China Sea from 1807-1810. Publications - Oriental Translation Fund, London ; 20. Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund. p. 3.
- Murray, Dian H. (1987). Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1376-6.
