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1801 CE: The Chinese pirate Zheng Yi marries a former Cantonese prostitute, Zheng Yi Sao (aka Ching Shih).
1807 CE - 1810 CE: Zheng Yi Sao leads a large confederation of Chinese pirates and terrorizes the South China Sea.
1807 CE: Death of the Chinese pirate Zheng Yi (aka Cheng I) either in a typhoon or in action.
1808 CE: The pirate fleet of Zheng Yi Sao defeats a Chinese imperial naval fleet near Canton.
1809 CE: The pirate fleet of Zheng Yi Sao defeats a second Chinese imperial naval fleet near Canton.
1809 CE: A pirate fleet of Zheng Yi Sao attacks Tao-chiao Island killing 1,000 civilians.
1810 CE: The Chinese pirate leader Zheng Yi Sao receives a pardon from the authorities at Canton.
1844 CE: The former pirate chief Zheng Yi Sao dies.