Zheng Yi Sao
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Shi Yang also known as Zheng Yi Sao, Shi Xianggu, Shek Yeung, Quing Shi, and Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader active in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810.
Zheng Yi Sao in an 1836 illustration
Cheung Po Tsai's pirates fighting the Chinese ships at the battle off Ladrone Islands c. 1808.
Macau in 1830.
19th century Portuguese brig.
The Guangdong Pirate Confederation was an alliance of pirate fleets active in late-18th- and early-19th-century China, around the Pearl River Delta. At its height, the confederation had an estimated 4
Zheng Yi Sao
…鄭雄石) (son) Zhang Yulin (張玉麟) (son) name unknown (daughter) Piratical career Other names Shi Xianggu (石香姑) Ching Shih (鄭氏) Type Pirate Allegiance Guangdong Pirate Confederation (1805–1810) Years active 1801–1810 Base of operations Lantau Island, Hong Kong Commands Guangdong Pirate Confederation (400 ships, 40,000–70,000 pirates…
Pearl River estuary
Macau in the 19th century
The Portuguese Navy fighting pirates in the Pearl River Delta