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The Woman Who Commanded the Largest Pirate Fleet in History

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Ching Shih commanded 1,800 ships and 80,000 sailors. She defeated the Chinese imperial navy. The Portuguese navy. The British East India Company. She retired undefeated. Opened a gambling house. Died at sixty at home.

Blackbeard had four ships and died with his head on a pole. History made him the icon.

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