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840. Ching Shih-The most successful pirate of all time was a Chinese prostitute called Ching Shih. She commanded the Red Flag Fleet of over 1,800 ships and up to 200,000 pirates. The British, Portuguese and the Qing dynasty were unable to defeat her. She instituted the Pirate Code. She was granted amnesty, retired with all her loot and opened a gambling house. History Memes, History Facts, Strange History, New Memes, Funny Memes, Wtf Fun Facts, Cool Random Facts, Funny Facts, Interesting History

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840. Ching Shih-The most successful pirate of all time was a Chinese prostitute called Ching Shih. She commanded the Red Flag Fleet of over 1,800 ships and up to 200,000 pirates. The British, Portuguese and the Qing dynasty were unable to defeat her. She instituted the Pirate Code. She was granted amnesty, retired with all her loot and opened a gambling house.

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840. Ching Shih-The most successful pirate of all time was a Chinese prostitute called Ching Shih. She commanded the Red Flag Fleet of over 1,800 ships and up to 200,000 pirates. The British, Portuguese and the Qing dynasty were unable to defeat her. She instituted the Pirate Code. She was granted amnesty, retired with all her loot and opened a gambling house.

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