Yan Siqi

Yan Siqi
顏思齊
Yan Siqi's portrait
Born1586
Haicheng, Zhangzhou, Fujian, Ming Empire
DiedSeptember 1625 (aged 3839)
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).