267 - Ching Shih, The Pirate Queen

Born into relative obscurity, Ching Shih burst onto the world stage in 1801 and would quickly become the most successful pirate in history, commanding tens of thousands of pirates and ruling the South China Sea.

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-chinese-female-pirate-who-commanded-80000-outlaws https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/ching-shih-a-prostitute-who-became-historys-deadliest-pirate-f596f7fcff23 https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/ching-shih-prostitute-pirate-lord-002582 http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/06/the-female-prostitute-that-rose-to-become-one-of-the-most-powerful-pirates-in-history-and-whose-armada-took-on-the-chinese-british-and-portuguese-navies-and-won/ http://www.cindyvallar.com/chengsao.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.