267 - Ching Shih, The Pirate Queen
Do Go On
Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2020
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
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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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-chinese-female-pirate-who-commanded-80000-outlaws
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/
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