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Lim Ah Hong was a prominent Chinese pirate of the late 16th century who was particularly active in the Philippines.
According to legends which are most probably apocryphal, Lim is often said to have been a prince of the Imperial family who broke away from the [[Ming Dynasty]] and sought to establish his own state.
Lim left China in [[1573]] with three thousand Chinese, Malay, and Japanese men on several hundred ships, with the aim of establishing a base of operations from which to attack Spanish shipping. He arrived in Manila the following year with more than sixty Chinese vessels, and launched a number of attacks upon Spanish positions, but was ultimately forced to retreat. He then remained in the Philippines for a time, raiding other islands and establishing fortifications. He is also said to have dug a canal at that time which still bears his name today.
It is unclear whether Lim was ever captured by the Spanish; some tales relate that he simply sailed away.
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==References==
*Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', University of Cambridge Press (2012), 106-107.
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
[[Category:Criminals, Bandits, and Pirates]]