Chui A-poo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chui (徐).

Chui A-poo^[1] (Chinese: 徐亞保;^[2] died 1851) was a 19th-century Qing Chinese pirate who commanded a fleet of more than 50 junks in the South China Sea.^[3] He was one of the two most notorious South China Sea pirates of the era, along with Shap Ng-tsai.^[4]

Chui A-poo
徐亞保
Born	Stanley, Hong Kong
Died	1851 Victoria Prison, British Hong Kong
Piratical career
Type	Pirate
Years active	mid-1800s
Rank	fleet commander
Base of operations	South China Sea
Commands	50 ship Chinese fleet

Destruction of Chuiapoo's Pirate Fleet, 30 September 1849

In September 1849, his fleet, which was based in Bias Bay east of Hong Kong, was defeated by British and Chinese warships.^[5] More than 400 pirates were killed and Chui was seriously wounded. Although he managed initially to escape, he was betrayed by his own crew and handed over to the British authorities. He was wanted with a bounty of £500^[6] for the murder of two British officers.^[7] His punishment was lifelong exile to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), but he hanged himself in his cell before it could be carried out.^[8]

See also

• Battle of Tysami