Yan Siqi
Yan Siqi | |
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| 顏思齊 | |
Yan Siqi's portrait | |
| Born | 1586 |
| Died | September 1625 (aged 38–39) |
| Occupations | 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) 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).