Limahong
Sign in to saveLimahong, Lim Hong, or Lin Feng (Teochew , :, : ), well known as Ah Hong (Teochew , : , : ) or Lim-A-Hong or Limahon (Teochew , :, : ), was a Chinese pirate and warlord who invaded the northern Philippines in 1574. He built up a reputation for his constant raids to ports in Guangdong, Fujian and southern China. He is noted to have twice attempted, and failed, to invade the Spanish city of Manila in 1574. He succeeded in invading a portion of Pangasinan, but was later repelled by reinforcements.
Person
- Born
- 1400-00-00
- Died
- 1575-01-01
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Limahong
- Person.native_name
- 林阿鳳
- Person.native_name_lang
- zh
- Person.birth_place
- Raoping, Chaozhou, Great Ming
- Person.occupation
- Pirate, warlord
- Person.years_active
- 1571-1589
- Chinese.s
- 林阿凤
- Chinese.t
- 林阿鳳
- Chinese.p
- Lín Āfèng
- Chinese.w
- Lin2 A1-fêng4
- Chinese.poj
- Lîm A-hōng
- Chinese.teo
- Lim⁵ A¹hong⁶
- Chinese.s2
- 林凤
Key dates
- Born
- 1400
- Died
- 1 January 1575
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Attack on Manila
- In Pangasinan
- Later activities
- Legacy
- Popular culture
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Limahong, Lim Hong, or Lin Feng (Teochew , :, : ), well known as Ah Hong (Teochew , : , : ) or Lim-A-Hong or Limahon (Teochew , :, : ), was a Chinese pirate and warlord who invaded the northern Philippines in 1574. He built up a reputation for his constant raids to ports in Guangdong, Fujian and southern China. He is noted to have twice attempted, and failed, to invade the Spanish city of Manila in 1574. He succeeded in invading a portion of Pangasinan, but was later repelled by reinforcements.
==Origins== thumb|Portrait of Limahong's attack from La Illustración Filipina, 1894 Wokou merchant-pirates became a serious problem along the China coast in the early 16th century. Merchant-pirates such as Wang Zhi, Ye Zongman, Li Guangtou, and Xu Dong constructed large trading ships in Guangdong and Shuangyu, where they established clandestine trade relations between Japan, China, Vietnam, and Korea. Aided by the Portuguese, pirate activities peaked between 1553 and 1561, and included a raid in 1556 consisting of more than 20,00020,000 what?. This clandestine trade extended to the Philippines, with Miguel López de Legazpi reporting in 1567, annual visits by Japanese and Chinese traders. Increased Chinese navy patrols forced pirates such as Lin Daoqian to escape to Luzon, although temporarily.