Cheung Po Tsai
Cheung Po Tsai | |
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張保仔 | |
| Born | Cheung Po (張保) 1783 Xinhui, Jiangmen, China |
| Died | 1822 (aged 38–39) |
| Occupations | naval officer, former pirate |
| Known for | Well known Chinese pirate |
| Criminal charge | Piracy |
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| Parent(s) | Cheng I (adoptive father) Ching Shih (former adoptive mother) |
| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Cheung Po Tsai |
| Type | Pirate |
| Allegiance | Red Flag Fleet |
| Years active | 1798–1810 |
| Rank | second-in-command |
| Base of operations | South China Sea |
| Commands | Red Flag Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Tiger's Mouth Naval Battle of Chek Lap Kok |
| Later work | Cantonese Naval officer |
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| Traditional Chinese | 張保仔 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张保仔 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cheung Po the Kid | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張保 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张保 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cheung Po Tsai (Chinese: 張保仔; born Cheung Po; 1783–1822) was a Chinese navy colonel and a former pirate. "Cheung Po Tsai" literally means "Cheung Po the Kid". He was known to the Portuguese Navy as Quan Apon Chay during the Battle of the Tiger's Mouth.