The Most Successful Pirate Known Was Actually a Woman

Ching Shih ruled the waves with a fleet of a thousand ships

Ching Shih (or Zheng Shi) was a Chinese prostitute who became a powerful female pirate, controlling the infamous Red Flag Fleet.

She ran the fleet like an organised system of business. She ran a Mafia-style organisation with both illegal and legal endeavours. 

Early Life

Little is known about Ching Shih’s early life. However, it is known that she was born …