This week we're going to follow the life of Ching Shih from her humble beginnings all the way through her life as one of the most successful pirates in history.

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Sources:

One Woman's Rise to Power: Cheng I's Wife and the Pirates by Dian Murray: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41298765

Cheng I Sao, Female Pirate Extraordinaire by Ellen C. Caldwell: https://daily.jstor.org/cheng-i-sao-female-pirate/

Ching Shih - From Poverty to Pirate: https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/historical-biographies/ching-shih

Pirate Profile: Cheng I Sao: https://www.qaronline.org/blog/2020-06-20/pirate-profile-cheng-i-sao

Ching Shih: From Prostitute to The Greatest Pirate Leader by Adriane Kong: https://www.chinosity.com/2021/03/23/ching-shih-from-prostitute-to-the-greatest-pirate-leader/

How a Prostitute Turned Pirate Queen Defeated 3 Navies at Once by Logan Nye and We Are the Mighty: https://explorethearchive.com/prostitute-turned-pirate-queen-defeated-3-navies-at-once

Zheng Yi Sao by Tanner Price: http://www.cindyvallar.com/ZhengYiSao.html

The Story of Ching Shih, Prostitute Turned Lord of the Pirates by Krissy Howard: https://allthatsinteresting.com/ching-shih

Ching Shih - Madame Ching and Her Crew's Exploits: http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/ching-shih/

Ching Shih - From Prostitute to Infamous Female Pirate by M.R. Reese: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/ching-shih-prostitute-pirate-lord-002582

Ching Shih Pirate Biography and Facts: http://www.annebonnypirate.com/famous-female-pirates/ching-shih/

The Chinese Female Pirate who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws by Urvija Banerji: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-chinese-female-pirate-who-commanded-80000-outlaws

Portugal Maritime Heritage Project: https://maritimeheritage.org/ports/portugal.html

The First Tet Offensive of 1789: https://www.historynet.com/the-first-tet-offensive-of-1789.htm

Neolithic Saltern found on North Yorkshire hilltop is oldest in Britain: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/neolithic-saltern-found-north-yorkshire-20295571

Comparative Wages, Prices and Cost of Living by Carrol D. Wright: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044050806330&view=1up&seq=5&q1=hhd

Pao Measurement: https://www.sizes.com/units/pao.htm

Pirate Money: http://pirates.hegewisch.net/money.html