Zheng Yi Sao (born Shi Yang; c. 1775–1844), also known as 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.

2021年11月24日 · The fearsome female pirate Ching Shih lived and pillaged during China’s Qing Dynasty, and is considered to have been the most successful pirate in history. Born into poverty before becoming a sex worker, she was plucked out of relative obscurity by Cheng I, a notorious pirate who operated in the South China Sea.

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....

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.

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.

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.

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 …

2023年3月20日 · Sometimes called, Zheng Yi Sao or "Wife of Zheng Yi," she's known to history as Ching Shih for what she accomplished once he died. In 1808, the Chinese Qing government, overwhelmed by pirates...

2019年1月11日 · Learn about the amazing life of Zheng Shi, also called Ching Shih, the female pirate admiral from China and one of the most successful pirates in world history.

Ching Shih is known as the most successful female pirate ever. She commanded the formidable Red Flag Fleet in the early 19th century. Ching Shih's strategic prowess led her to dominate the South China Sea with hundreds of ships under her control.