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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 died suddenly in Nguyễn Vietnam on 16 November 1807, sources varied on whether he died in a typhoon, falling overboard in an accident, or if he was killed by his wife, or his new heir. Soon after his death, his widow Ching Shih ( simplified Chinese : 郑氏 ; traditional Chinese : 鄭氏 ; pinyin : Zhèng Shì ; meaning "widow of ...
#8 Ching Shih Also known as Madame Cheung, Ching Shih was one of the most successful female pirates. Born in 1775 in Guangdong, China, Shih’s world was one of poverty.
The Battle of the Tiger's Mouth (Chinese: 虎門之戰; 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.
Cheung and Ching accepted an amnesty offered by the Qing government, ending their career and allowed to keep the loot. [3] Cheung Po Tsai reverted to his former name. Afterwards, he was capitulated to the Qing dynasty government and became a captain in the Qing's Guangdong navy, receiving the rank of navy colonel .
Died without an heir, causing a power struggle and rebellion [77] Dao 悼: Ji Meng 姬猛: 520 (less than a year) Son of Jing (544–521) Briefly ruled before being murdered by his brother [77] Jing 敬: Ji Gai 姬丐: 519–476 (42–43 years) Son of Jing (544–521) Briefly exiled during a revolt. Ruled during the lifetime of Confucius [77]
Jing Ke (died 227 BC) was a youxia during the late Warring States period of Ancient China.As a retainer of Crown Prince Dan of the Yan state, he was infamous for his failed assassination attempt on King Zheng of the Qin state, who later became Qin Shi Huang, the Qin Dynasty's first emperor (from 221 BC to 210 BC).
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