Ching Shih’s control over the pirate fleet at that time was absolute, which was possible not only because of her well maintained political maneuvers what enabled her to rule unopposed but also because of her insistence that all pirates under her command respect very strictpirate code. That pira...
Under Chang Pao’s name (and Ching Shih’s guiding hand), many unruly pirate fleets united under the Red Flag banner, eclipsing the size of all other pirate groups. Every single ship, no matter how small, was given an edict from Ching Shih to display in a common area. This outlined ...
Editors Noteson “The Chinese Pirate Ching Shih Plays Go With a Hooded Opponent”: This narrative poem, structured with predominantly blank verse quintets, features Madame Ching or Ching Shih (1775–1844), a prominent pirate in middle Qing China, who terrorized the China Sea in the early 19th...
Our badass is a woman who started her life being at the mercy of men and became her own leader- from prostitute to Pirate lord Ching Shih, leader of the Red Flag Fleet. We're taking a look at Ben Thompson's book "Badass" and finding some of our favorite badasses in history. A ...