TIL that history's most powerful pirate was a woman. Ching Shih led the largest pirate fleet ever, enforced brutal laws, defeated Chinese, British, and Portuguese forces, and became such a problem that the Qing government surrendered and offered her amnesty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8hcREtCNs
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