Cheung Po Tsai

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Cheung Po Tsai
張保仔
Born	Cheung Po (張保) 1783 (1783) Xinhui, Jiangmen, China
Died	1822 (aged 38–39)[1] Penghu, Fujian, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation(s)	Qing naval officer, former pirate
Known for	Well known Chinese pirate
Criminal charge	Piracy
Criminal penalty	Death penalty
Criminal status	Given amnesty by the Qing government
Spouse	Ching Shih ​ (m. 1810⁠–⁠1822)​
Children	Cheung Yu Lin (son) 1 daughter
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	Naval officer of Qing dynasty (1810–1822)

Cheung Po Tsai (Chinese: 張保仔; born Cheung Po; 1783–1822) was a navy colonel of the Qing dynasty 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.