Chen Tianbao

Chen Tianbao (Chinese: 陳添保; Wade–Giles: Ch'en T'ien-pao; Vietnamese: Trần Thiên Bảo[1]) was a powerful Chinese pirate operating from Guangdong and throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s. Later he became a general of Tay Son dynasty of Vietnam.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen was born to a fisherman's family in Lianzhou, Guangdong (modern Hepu County, Guangxi). In October 1780, his fishing vessel was shipwrecked near the northern Vietnam, and he had to stay there.

The Tay Son brothers conquered northern Vietnam, he joined the Tay Son army in 1783. He was good at sailing and later appointed as general. He was the commander of Tay Son navy, helped Tay Son against the threats from the sea. From 1788 to 1799, he ordered his four subordinates, Mo Guanfu, Zheng Qi, Liang Wengeng (梁文庚) and Fan Wencai (樊文才), all Chinese pirates, to launch frequent attacks on the southern coast of Qing China.

Chen also played an important role during the civil war between Tay Son and Nguyen lord. After Tay Son army was utterly beaten by Nguyen lord in 1801, he fled to Guangdong and surrendered to Qing China. Jiaqing Emperor pardoned him and let him live in a place far away from the coast.

See also

References
  1. Có nguồn ghi là Trần Thiêm Bảo
  • Murray, Dian H. (1987). Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1376-6.
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