List of pirates
Name Life Years Active Country of origin Comments
Tuanku Abbas early 19th century to 1844 Malay Archipelago The brother of a rajah of Achin , known for his sponsoring and leading of pirate raids
Eli Boggs 1810-1857 1830-1857 United States Pirate who sailed in Chinese junk for smuggling
Cheng I d. 1807 to 1807 China A pirate on the Chinese coast in the 18h and 19th centuries
Cheung Po Tsai early 19th century to 1810 China Active along the Guangdong coast and is said to have commanded a fleet of 600 junks
Ching Shih d. 1844 1807-1810 China A prominent female pirate in late Qing China
Chui A-poo d. 1851 ? 1840s-1850 China Based in Bias Bay east of Hong Kong , Chui preyed on opium ships in the South China Sea until his fleet was destroyed by the British in 1849
Abdulla al-Hadj d. 1843 1800s England/Arabia English pirate primarily known for his activity in the South China Sea
Shap Ng-tsai fl . 1840s 1845-1849 China Commanded around 70 junks in the South China Sea before retiring and accepting a pardon from the Chinese government
Piracy in East and South-East Asia : 1800–1860
Ching Shih , from China the most successful female pirate and one of the world 's most powerful pirates in history . Chui A-poo , a powerful 19th-century Qing Chinese pirate
This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, river pirates, and others involved in piracy and piracy-related activities. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. For a list of female pirates, see women in piracy. For pirates of fiction or myth, see list of fictional pirates.