Zheng Yi Sao (c. 1775 – 1844), also known as Shi Yang, Shi Xianggu, Shek Yeung and Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader active in the South China Sea from 1801 [1] to 1810. [2] Born as Shi Yang in 1775 to humble origins, she married a pirate named Zheng Yi at age 26 in 1801.

2016年11月28日 · In a rags-to-riches story for the ages, prostitute-turned-pirate-lord Ching Shih remains one of the most feared and successful pirates in history. After her husband’s death, Shih took over the infamous Red Flag Fleet, led over 50,000 pirates, and lived to tell the tale with all of her acquired riches intact.

2021年11月24日 · Here are 10 facts about the most successful pirate in history, Ching Shih. 1. She was born into poverty. Ching Shih was born as Shih Yang in 1775 in the poverty-stricken society of Guangdong province in southeast China. Upon reaching puberty, she was forced into sex work to supplement the family income.

2021年11月15日 · Zheng Yi Sao (aka Ching Shih, Cheng I Sao, Ching Yih Saou or Mrs Cheng, d. 1844) was the chief of a massive pirate confederation which plundered the South China Sea in the early 19th century. She inherited the role from her late husband, Zheng Yi (1765-1807), expanding the pirate fleet and defeating three Chinese flotillas in the process.

Ching Shih was a notorious and powerful female pirate lord, known as the ‘Terror of South China,’ during the peak of her piracy career. She rose to notoriety as a young prostitute who had sharp intelligence and business acumen, in her home city of Guangzhou, Guangdong province in …

2016年4月6日 · At the dawn of the 19th century, a former prostitute from a floating brothel in the city of Canton was wed to Cheng I, a fearsome pirate who operated in the South China Sea in the Qing dynasty. One...

2023年3月20日 · For nearly a decade, Ching Shih either shared power or outright controlled the South China Sea, no matter what the Qing emperor thought. At the height of her power, she commanded 400 ships with...

2023年1月26日 · Ching Shih was a Chinese pirate who became one of the most successful pirates in history. Learn more about her life and why she was so successful.

2020年11月12日 · Ching Shih (or Zheng Shi) was a Chinese prostitute who became a powerful female pirate, controlling the infamous Red Flag Fleet. The fleet grew under her command, with expanding reserves of loot, and an organized system of business.

An exceptional leader, Ching Shih was known to possess abilities as an administrator and businesswoman that equalled her successes as pirate chief. At the height of her power, the number of those under her command reached some 70,000 to 80,000 men, women, and children upon more than 2,000 vessels, as she built a pirate fleet of unprecedented size.