Though the name under which we now know her, Ching Shih, simply means “Cheng’s widow,” the legacy she left behind far exceeded that of her husband’s. Following his death, she succeeded him and commanded over 1800 pirate ships, and an estimated 80k men. In comparison, the famed Blackbeard commanded 4 ships and 300 pirates within the same century. As a result, Ching Shih is known as one of the most successful pirates in known history.

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