Zheng Qi | |
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鄭七 | |
| Born | Zheng Yaohuang (鄭耀煌) 1760 |
| Died | 1802 (aged 41–42) |
| Cause of death | execution |
| Spouse | unknown |
| Children | Zheng Baoyang (son) Zheng Weifeng (son) |
| Parent(s) | Zheng Lianfu (father) Lin Xiu (mother) |
| Relatives | Zheng Yaori (brother) Zheng Yaoyue (brother) Zheng Yaoxing (brother) Zheng Yaoming (brother) Zheng Yaohuang (brother) Zheng Yaozhen (brother) Zheng Yi (cousin) Ching Shih (cousin-in-law) Zhang Lianke (nephew) He Song (adopted son) |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Zheng Qi |
| Type | Pirate |
| Allegiance | Pirates of the South China Coast |
| Years active | late 1700s |
| Rank | fleet commander |
| Base of operations | Guangdong, South China Sea |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭七 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑七 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Zheng the Seventh | ||||||||
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| Zheng Yaohuang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭耀煌 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑耀煌 | ||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||
| Vietnamese | Trịnh Thất | ||||||||
Zheng Qi (also spelled Ching Tsih or Cheng Chi; born Zheng Yaohuang; 1760 – September 1802)[1] was a powerful Chinese pirate operating from Canton (Guangdong) and throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s.
- ^ 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.