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Zheng Yi Sao was a Chinese pirate leader who controlled a huge fleet in the South China Sea from 1801 to 1810. She surrendered to the Qing authorities in 1810 and became a gambling house owner in Guangzhou.
Nov 15, 2021 · Zheng Yi (also known as Ching I), was the leader of a large pirate confederation, and he caused terror in the South China Sea. Over a period of just two years, Zheng built up this force to around 600 ships and up to 40,000 men.
- Mark Cartwright
Mar 7, 2024 · Zheng Yi Sao, also known as Ching Shih, ruled the South China Sea during the Golden Age of Piracy. Portion of the Qing scroll at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, courtesy of triotriotrio, via Wikimedia. Who Was the Chinese Woman Pirate in History?
Apr 6, 2016 · Ching Shih, also known as Zheng Yi Sao, was a pirate leader who commanded over 80,000 men in the South China Sea. She inherited and expanded her husband's fleet, and surrendered to the Qing government with her fortune.
- Urvija Banerji
Zheng Yi Sao was a former sex worker turned Pirate Queen who terrorised the South China Sea in the 19th Century.
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Mar 29, 2022 · Learn about Zheng Yi Sao, who commanded a fleet of 70,000 pirates in the South China Sea in the 19th century. She was one of the most successful pirates of all time and a dauntless woman who dared to rule the high seas.
Zheng Yi (also romanised as Cheng Yud or Cheng I ; born Zheng Wenxian, courtesy name Youyi; 1765 – 16 November 1807) [1] was a powerful Chinese pirate operating from Guangdong and throughout the South China Sea in the late 1700s.
