Former Canton Woman Commands Pirate Fleet of Hundreds of Ships, Retires on Her Own Terms
Former Canton Woman Commands Pirate Fleet of Hundreds of Ships, Retires on Her Own Terms – South China Sea, 1801 to 1810: Zheng Yi Sao, also known as Ching Shih, rises to lead one of the largest pirate confederations in history, and then negotiates a peaceful surrender with the Qing government