Liang Daoming was an abscondee of the Chinese Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 (he was also a king of Palembang) inhabiting Palembang

Palembang

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, Srivijaya

Srivijaya

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. He hails from Guangdong

Guangdong

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 province and was of cantonese descent. According to the Ming records, he had thousands of followers and a sizable military troop in Palembang. Liang Daoming's governments rule of Palembang was acknowledged by Ming emperor and protected by the Ming armada (1403-1424).

See also

• Chen Zuyi
  Chen Zuyi
  Chen Zuyi was a 14th-century Cantonese pirate, and was one of the most respected and feared pirates to ever infest the seas of Southeast Asia. He ruled the city of Palembang, and raided the Strait of Malacca to plunder shipping and prey on both native and foreign merchants for several years...
  
  
• Chinese emigration
• Piracy in the Strait of Malacca
  Piracy in the Strait of Malacca
  Piracy in the Strait of Malacca has historically been an unresolved threat to ship owners and the mariners who ply the 900 km-long sea lane...
  
  
• Malacca Sultanate
  Malacca Sultanate
  Established by the Malay ruler Parameswara, the Sultanate of Malacca was first a Hindu kingdom in 1402 and later became Muslim following the marriage of the princess of Pasai in 1409. Centered in the modern town of Malacca, the sultanate bordered the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam in the north to...
  
  
• Haijin