Wakou

Chinese/Japanese Pirate Community

倭寇 (Wakou) Chinese Term

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Wokou which literally translates to "japanese pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 18th century. The wokou came from Japanese, Korean, and Chinese ethnicities which varied over time and raided the mainland from islands in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea. Wokou activity in Korea declined after the Treaty of Gyehae in 1443, but continued in China and peaked during the Jiajing wokou raids in the 18th century.

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Founded 9/3/21 

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