Wokou

W?kòu (Chinese: ??; Japanese pronunciation: wak?; Korean pronunciation: ?? waegu) were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century onwards. They were comprised largely of Japanese soldiers, ronin and merchants, and later also of Chinese bandits and smugglers.

References

Primary Sources:

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• Zheng Ruohui, Zhouhai Tubian (????)
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Secondary Sources:

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• So, Kwan-wai. Japanese Piracy in Ming China During the 16th Century. East Lansing, 1975.
• Boxer, C.R. ?Piracy in the South China Sea,? in History Today, XXX, 12 (December), p. 40-44.
• Stephen Turnbull "Samurai: The World of the Warrior" p. 155-157.