Yan Siqi
Yan Siqi | |
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| 顏思齊 | |
Yan Siqi's portrait | |
| Born | 1586 |
| Died | September 1625 (aged 38–39) Zhuluo Mountain, Dutch Formosa |
| Occupation(s) | Tailor, Merchant |
Yan Siqi (Chinese: 顏思齊; pinyin: Yán Sīqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gân Su-chê) (1586 – September 1625), courtesy name Zhenquan (振泉), was a native of Haicheng, Zhangzhou. He was a tailor, fugitive, armed maritime merchant and also known as the "Pioneer King of Taiwan" (開台王). He may have also been known to Dutch authorities as Pedro Chino (Chinese Peter).