{"podcast":{"title":"The History of China Podcast","slug":"the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899","podcast_index_feed_id":6581899,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud%3Ausers%3A67951944/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofchina","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000199309984-eeqmbi-original.jpg","author":"Chris Stewart","episode_count":357,"summary":"An audio journey through the 5000 year history of…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:19:19.795905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899"},"episode":{"title":"#308 - Zheng Yi Sao, Pt. 2: Into the Tiger's Mouth","slug":"308-zheng-yi-sao-pt-2-into-the-tiger-s-mouth","published_at":"2025-10-14T05:22:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/308-zheng-yi-sao-pt-2-into-the-tiger-s-mouth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899","url":"https://soundcloud.com/the-history-of-china/308-zheng-yi-sao-pt-2-into-the-tigers-mouth","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2189776283-the-history-of-china-308-zheng-yi-sao-pt-2-into-the-tigers-mouth.mp3","summary":"The Pirate Queen’s Red Flag Fleet reigns supreme, but a three-way battle at Tiger’s Mouth tests even her grip on the seas. Time Period Covered: 1807-1844 CE Major Historical Figures: Red Flag Fleet: Zheng Yi Sao (AKA Ching Shih, née Shi Yang), Co-Commander of the Red Flag Confederation [1775-1844] Zhang Baozai, Co-Commander of the Red Flag Fleet, later Qing Navy colonel [1783-1822] Guo Podai, Commander of the Black Flag Fleet [178?-181?] Qing Empire: The Jiaqing Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yongyan) [r. 1796-1820] Bailing, Governor-General of Liangguang [d. 1829] Sun Quanmou, Provincial Fleet Commander Wen Chengzhi, Qing Chief Official Negotiator Portuguese Empire: Captain José Pinto Alcoforado e Sousa, Commander of Macau Flotilla [177?-18??] Major Sources Cited: Andrade, Tonio. The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History. Antony, Robert J. Like Froth Floating on the Sea: The World of Pirates and Seafarers in Late Imperial South China. Leonard, Jane Kate. \"Maritime China in Transition, 1750–1850\" in The Cambridge History of China, Volume 9, Part 2: The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800, Part 2. Murray, Dian H. Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790–1810. Van de Ven, Hans J. Breaking with the Past: The Maritime Customs Service and the Global Origins of Modernity in China.","meta_description":"The Pirate Queen’s Red Flag Fleet reigns supreme, but a three-way battle at Tiger’s Mouth tests even her grip on the seas. Time Period Covered: 1807-1844…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2661,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/episodes/308-zheng-yi-sao-pt-2-into-the-tiger-s-mouth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/308-zheng-yi-sao-pt-2-into-the-tiger-s-mouth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}