The Opium Wars: The Pirate Who Fought for Both Sides

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The Opium Wars: The Pirate Who Fought for Both Sides

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Shap Ng-tsai was a pirate who terrorised the South China Sea with a fleet of hundreds of junks, but when the British arrived during the First Opium War, he made a deal that changed everything. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a notorious pirate became a British ally, raiding Chinese coastal towns under the Union Jack, only to be double-crossed and hunted by the same empire that had used him. The story of Shap Ng-tsai reveals the chaos of the Opium Wars from a rarely seen angle — the mercenaries, opportunists, and outlaws who navigated the conflict for their own gain. Along the way, Lucas explains how the British East India Company and Royal Navy recruited pirates as auxiliary forces, how Shap Ng-tsai's fleet clashed with the Qing navy, and why his name vanished from history. This episode also touches on the broader context of piracy in the Pearl River Delta and the uneasy alliances that formed as the war dragged on. #OpiumWars #ShapNgtsai #Pirate #SouthChinaSea #QingDynasty #BritishEmpire #RoyalNavy #PearlRiverDelta #Mercenary #FirstOpiumWar #EastIndiaCompany #Canton #History #ChinaHistory #NavalHistory #Piracy #FexingoHistory #Colonialism Fexingo founder and producer: Ibnul Jaif Farabi Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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