Zheng Yi (pirate)
Zheng Yi | |
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鄭一 | |
| Born | Zheng Wenxian (鄭文顯) 1765 |
| Died | November 16, 1807 (aged 41–42) |
| Occupation | Pirate |
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| Parent | Zheng Lianchang (father) |
| Relatives | Zheng San (brother) Zheng Qi (cousin) Cheung Po Tsai (adopted son) |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Zheng Yi |
| Other names | Zheng Youyi Zheng Yilang |
| Type | Pirate |
| Allegiance | Red Flag Fleet |
| Years active | Late 1700s – early 1800s |
| Rank | fleet commander |
| Base of operations | Leizhou Peninsula, South China Sea |
| Commands | Red Flag Fleet (300 ships of 20,000–40,000 pirates) |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭一 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑一 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Zheng the First | ||||||||||||||
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| Zheng Wenxian | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭文顯 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑文显 | ||||||||||||||
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| Youyi (courtesy name) | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 耀一 | ||||||||||||||
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| Zheng Yilang | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭一郎 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑一郎 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Zheng's First Son | ||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese | Trịnh Nhất | ||||||||||||||
Zheng Yi (also romanised as Cheng Yud or Cheng I; born Zheng Wenxian, courtesy name Youyi; 1765 – 16 November 1807) was a powerful Chinese pirate operating from Guangdong and throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s.