Boat Thieves' Rebellion

Japanese: 艇盗の乱 - ていとうのらん

In China, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing dynasty (1796-1820), pirate rebellions raged along the coasts of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan. The rebellions began when the Vietnamese king, struggling with civil war and military funding, ordered Chinese refugees to attack merchant ships, and by the end of the Qianlong period, the rebellions had even invaded Fujian. Later, when the Nguyen dynasty (Emperor Gialong) was established, the rebellions lost their hinterland and rallied under the Fujian pirate Cai Qian. The Qing dynasty appointed Li Chang Geng to counter Cai Qian's navy, which commanded over 100 boats. Li Chang Geng was able to rout a much larger enemy, but was restrained by his superiors and died in battle before he could eradicate them.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，清朝嘉慶期(1796‐1820)に広東，福建，浙江，台湾の沿海に猖獗（しようけつ）した海賊の乱。内乱と軍費調達に苦しむベトナム国王が，亡命中国人に商船を襲撃させたことに端を発し，乾隆末年には福建まで侵すようになった。のち阮福映(1762‐1820，嘉隆帝)の王朝(グエン朝)が樹立されると後背地を失い，福建の海賊蔡牽の下に結集した。100余艇を率いる蔡牽の水軍に対し，清朝は李長庚を起用した。李長庚は戦力に勝る敵をよく敗走させたが，上官の掣肘（せいちゆう）をうけ根絶させえぬまま戦死した。

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