Died 1801 | ||
Mo Kuan-fu (Chinese: 莫觀扶, Vietnamese: Mạc Quan Phù, ?–1801) was a powerful Chinese pirate throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s.
Mo was born to a woodsman's family in Suixi County, Guangdong. He was kidnapped by the pirates in 1787. His family was too poor to pay ransom, so he had to join in the pirate group.
He was recruited by Tay Son dynasty in 1788, and later became one of the most important subordinates under Chen Tien-pao, and was granted the title Đông Hải Vương (Han tu: 東海王, prince of East Sea) by Nguyễn Huệ. From 1788 to 1799, Mo attacked southern coast of Qing China together with Cheng Chi, Liang Wen-keng (梁文庚) and Fan Wen-tsai (樊文才), for many times. The navy of Qing China was very afraid of them.
Tay Son army was ulterly beaten by his rival Nguyen lord in 1801 and, Mo was captured by Nguyen lord together with Liang Wen-keng and Fan Wen-tsai. They were extradited to China and later executed in Guangzhou.