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TIL that the world’s most successful pirate was a Chinese woman named Ching Shih. Estimated there were 80,000 pirates under her command, ~1,000 large junks (Traditional Chinese ships) and ~800 smaller junks
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Military.com
A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History
While Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard could boast a handful of ships and hundreds of men. Ching Shih commanded an entire armada, with more sailors than most nations could muster.
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