Chen Zuyi

Chen Zuyi (died 1407) was a Chinese pirate chief from Chaozhou in Guangdong. During the Hongwu reign his family fled the Ming sea ban and settled in Palembang in Sumatra, the old Srivijaya, where he became a local strongman who plundered every passing ship and dominated the Strait of Malacca.

On Zheng He's first treasure voyage, Chen feigned surrender while plotting to seize the Ming fleet. In 1407 Zheng He destroyed his pirate band, captured him at Palembang and took him back to China, where he was beheaded.