Li Dan (magnate)
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Li Dan (Chinese: 李旦; Christian name: Andrea Dittis; died 1625) was a Chinese merchant and pirate. He was a prominent early 17th century Chinese merchant and political figure, originally from Quanzhou in Fujian province.[1][2][3]
Li operated out of Manila for a time before moving to Hirado, in Japan and becoming a part of the shuinsen trade, with a formal vermillion seal license from the Tokugawa shogunate.[2] He served as head of the Chinese community in Hirado, and maintained a residence in the English sector of the city.[3]
Pedro Yan Shiqi reportedly been the second of command of Li Dan.[4]
Following his death, Li Dan's business was inherited by Zheng Zhilong, along with his role in the community.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Andrade, Tonio (2008). How Taiwan became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han colonization in the seventeenth century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231128551. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b Mateo, José Eugenio Borao (2009). The Spanish Experience in Taiwan 1626-1642: The Baroque Ending of a Renaissance Endeavour. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789622090835. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Subrahmanyam, Sanjay (2016). Merchant Networks in the Early Modern World, 1450–1800. Routledge. ISBN 9781351918107.
- ^ The Spanish Experience in Taiwan, 1626-1642: The Baroque Ending of a Renaissance Endeavor https://books.google.com.my/books?id=H8BvkxoCVBgC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=Pedro+Chino+taiwan&source=bl&ots=mWZrvNVKU-&sig=ACfU3U2epQg84NNtGkuudgh-yrntXQevMw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUkJS5yaH1AhU_zjgGHVuRC_0Q6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=Pedro%20Chino%20taiwan&f=false
- This article's content is based on that from the corresponding article on the Japanese Wikipedia.