Chui A-poo
Chui A-poo ( Chinese 徐亞 保 , Pinyin Xú Yàbǎo ; † 1851 ) was a Chinese pirate who commanded a fleet of more than 50 junks in the South China Sea in the 19th century .
In September 1849 his fleet, which was based in the Bias Bay south of Hong Kong , was destroyed by British warships . More than 400 pirates were killed and Chui A-poo was badly wounded. At first he managed to escape, but he was betrayed and extradited. A $ 500 bounty on him for the gruesome murder of two officers may have contributed. His sentence, the lifelong banishment to Vandiemensland (today's Tasmania), he did not serve , however, because he previously hanged himself in his cell.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Other possible spellings of the name are Cui Apu and Chui Apo.
- ^ Grace Estelle Fox: British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869 . K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., London 1940, p. 107 .
- ^ Christopher Munn: Anglo-China: Chinese People and British Rule in Hong Kong . Routledge, London 2001, ISBN 0-7007-1298-4 , pp. 205 .
- ↑ The Chinese Repository: From January to December 1849 . Unabridged reprint of the Cantonese edition published in 1849. Adamant Media, 2005, ISBN 1-4021-5159-4 , pp. 667 .
- ^ Solomon Bard: Voices from the Past: Hong Kong 1842-1918 . Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong 2002, ISBN 962-209-574-7 , pp. 28 .
literature
- Beresford Scott: An account of the destruction of the fleets of the celebrated pirate chieftains Chui-apoo and Shap-ng Tsai, on the coast of China, in September and October 1849 . London 1851.
- Expedition against the Chinese Pirates . In: The Dublin university magazine. A Literary and Political Journal . XXXV, January – June. Dublin 1850, p. 521-531 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chui, A-poo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cui-apu; Chui apo; 徐亞 保 (Chinese); Xú Yàbǎo (Pinyin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | chinese pirate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century or 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1851 |