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She Was A Fearsome Pirate Queen Who Ruled The South China Sea, Commanding Around 80,000 Pirates
She led the Red Flag Fleet, commanding over 1,800 pirate ships and around 80,000 pirates. She was also the inspiration behind the character Mistress Ching, one of the nine pirate lords in The ...
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Ching Shih: From pirate queen of the South China Sea to aristocrat and businesswoman
Most pirates have been wild and lawless men ... By 1810, she is said to have commanded a fleet of 1,800 ships, with 80,000 crewmen, women and children, and to have effectively controlled most ...