Yan Siqi

Yan Siqi
顏思齊
Yan Siqi's portrait
Born1586
DiedSeptember 1625 (aged 38–39)
OccupationsTailor, merchant

Yan Siqi (Chinese: 顏思齊; pinyin: Yán Sīqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gân Su-chê; 1586 – September 1625), courtesy name Zhenquan (振泉) or Shuquan (樞泉), was a Chinese tailor, fugitive, and armed maritime merchant from the Ming dynasty. He is 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).