The Pirate Queen

from When Women Walked · host History Queen | Madison Givens

Before she was 30, Ching Shih commanded a fleet of tens of thousands of pirates and ships, defying the Qing dynasty, Britain, and Portugal—and walked away undefeated. In this episode of When Women Walked, we explore how a former sex worker rose to become one of history's most powerful pirate leaders, the strict code of conduct she enforced on her fleet, and how she ultimately negotiated her way into a peaceful retirement on her own terms.

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