The Tale Of Ching Shih: History's Most Successful Pirate Woman

She commanded 80,000 pirates and humiliated the British Navy. Meet Ching Shih.

In the early 19th century, the South China Sea was ruled not by an Emperor, but by a former flower-boat worker named Ching Shih. Under her iron rule, the Red Flag Fleet grew to outweigh most national navies.

In this video, we explore her rise to power, her brutal code of laws, and her unprecedented victory against the Qing Dynasty, the Portuguese, and the British Empire.