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Zheng Yi Sao (born Shi Yang; c. 1775–1844), also known as Shi Xianggu, Shek Yeung and Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader active in the South China Sea from 1801 [1] to 1810. [2] Born as Shi Yang in 1775 to humble origins, she married a pirate named Zheng Yi at age 26 in 1801. She was named Zheng Yi Sao ("wife of Zheng Yi") by the people ...
Zheng Yi (also romanised as Cheng Yud or Cheng I; born Zheng Wenxian, courtesy name Youyi; 1765 – 16 November 1807) [1] was a powerful Chinese pirate operating from Guangdong and throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s.
1801, Ching Shih married Zheng Yi, a pirate commander. Her name changed to Zheng Yi Sao, meaning “the wife of Cheng.” Before they were married, ...
The Battle of the Tiger's Mouth (Chinese: θιδΉζ°; Portuguese: Batalha da Boca do Tigre) was a series of engagements between a Portuguese flotilla stationed in Macau, and the Red Flag Fleet of the Chinese pirate Ching Shih, led by her second-in-command, Cheung Po Tsai - known to the Portuguese as Cam Pau Sai or Quan Apon Chay.
Zheng Yi Sao a.k.a. Ching Shih; Cheng I Sao: 1775–1844 1801–1810 Chinese Wife of the pirate Zheng Yi. [5] Participated in his piracy from the time of their marriage in 1801 onwards. [70] After her husband's death in 1807, she took command of his powerful Red Flag Fleet and dominated the South China Sea both militarily and politically.
Later, Ching Shih married with adoptive son Cheung Po Tsai, Cheung succeeded the leaders and leader of the alliance. It made Guo Podai resentful. Now Red Flag Fleet had 30,000 men and several hundred vessels, it became a big threat to Qing China and Portuguese Macau .
Their first success came when they were able to secure the loyalty of Cheng's relatives, who were leaders in the fleet. They became lovers and shared power. [2] As Ching Shih's second-in-command, Cheung Po Tsai was active along the Guangdong coastal area during the Qing dynasty. Their followers were said to have reached 50,000+ and his fleet ...
Apologies for being unclear in my edit. All the references I've used, Chinese and English, ancient and modern academia, all used either her birth name Shi Yang or simply Shi Shih, or Zheng Yi Sao / Cheng I Sao. I've not come across the name Ching Shih AT ALL during my research, which was extremely comprehensive. Even in later fictionalized ...