Chinese Piracy
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Updated: 26 Oct 2019
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Created byJohnathan Carson
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Death by slicing is used
as capital punishment (1800)Extortion, Attacking Ships,
Raiding coastal villages,
exploiting captives
is common activity
among pirates. (1780)Pirating crests as a result
of the Ming Navy being
in decline (1550)Emperor begins to enforce sea bans (1520)Beginning of the reign
of the Jiajing Emperor (1522)Jiajing Emperor dies (1567)China's economy begins to stabilize (1570)The Portuguese established
a foothold in Macao leading
them to be captured and
tried as pirates in the
Fujian Province (1554)The imperial court band foreign trade (1626)The Zhen family builds
a large piratical empire (1620)Zheng Zhilong surrenders to
the Ming government in
exchange for admirals commission. (1628)Beginning of the Qing Dynasty (1644)People on the coast are forced
to relocate due to the government's
scorched earth policy (1661)The Kangxi Emperor rescinds
all sea bans (1684)Tayson rebels begin to decrease (1801)Cai Qian dies in a naval battle (1809)Periods
First Wave of Chinese Piracy (Merchant Pirates)Second Wave of Chinese Piracy (Sea Rebel Pirates)Third Wave of Chinese Piracy
Commoner Pirates)Pirate activity peaks (1640-1660)
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