Lun Guili
Lun Guili or Luân Quý Lợi in Vietnamese, was a Chinese pirate throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s.
Born in Chenghai County, Guangdong Province. His birth name was Wang Guili. He was hired by Chen Tianbao and joint his pirate band in 1794. Lun swore allegiance to Tây [Sơn dynasty]. After three years of service, he received the title Thiện tàu đội đại thống binh Tiến Lộc hậu from Tây Sơn dynasty.
In 1800, Lun's pirate fleet attacked the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang. His fleet suffered whe
hit by a typhoon in Zhejiang, most of the ships were wrecked near Huangyan County. The survivors had to get ashore, but were ambushed by Qing army. Lun was captured, he pretended to be mute, but Chinese government officials found his official seal in his vessel. The official seal proved that he was also a naval officer of Tây Sơn dynasty.
Lun was put to death by slow slicing. To lodge the protest, his official seal was sent back to Vietnam.