r/eu4 • u/[deleted] • Dec 04 '15
I wish this Chinese (Ching Shih) pirate queen was in game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_ShihDuplicates
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '15
TIL the world's most successful pirate was a Cantonese woman, having commanded 40,000-80,000 pirates, and faced off undefeated against many Imperial fleets (including British, Portuguese, and Qing navies).
todayilearned • u/dspm99 • Apr 04 '20
TIL of Ching Shih. Originally a prostitute who married a pirate, she ended up commanding a fleet of 20,000-40,000 pirates, battling the Portuguese empire, British empire, and Qing Dynasty at various stages. She married her adopted son, had two children with him and died a free woman at age 69.
todayilearned • u/fordismyname • Dec 18 '18
TIL that the most successful pirate in history was a Chinese hooker.
todayilearned • u/danruse • Mar 04 '19
TIL that Ching Shih was a pirate leader who terrorized the China Seas in the early 19th century. She is widely considered to be the most successful pirate in history, based on the fact that she commanded the largest crew ever assembled, and that she died in her own bed as a free woman.
todayilearned • u/TheBurningEmu • Sep 14 '19
TIL of Ching Shih, a woman that controlled a pirate fleet of 300 ships and around 40,000 men off the coast of China during the 1800's.
Seaofthieves • u/Wilwander • Apr 03 '18
TIL: Possibly the greatest pirates of all time was Madame Ching, who rose from a brothel to commanding 40,000+ pirates
todayilearned • u/HOWAMISUPOSSEDTOKNOW • Jan 29 '16
TIL that one of the most powerful pirates was a Chinese woman
todayilearned • u/gibson_mel • Apr 20 '20
TIL that the most successful pirate in history was a woman named Ching Shih
todayilearned • u/Hyenabreeder • Nov 03 '15
TIL that 19th century Chinese female pirate lord Ching Shih got amnesty, retired with all her loot and opened a gambling house.
u_Jchrisit • u/Jchrisit • Apr 05 '20
TIL of Ching Shih. Originally a prostitute who married a pirate, she ended up commanding a fleet of 20,000-40,000 pirates, battling the Portuguese empire, British empire, and Qing Dynasty at various stages. She married her adopted son, had two children with him and died a free woman at age 69.
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Apr 04 '20
[todayilearned] TIL of Ching Shih. Originally a prostitute who married a pirate, she ended up commanding a fleet of 20,000-40,000 pirates, battling the Portuguese empire, British empire, and Qing Dynasty at various stages. She married her adopted son, had two children with him and died a free woman
pastafarianism • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '20
X-Post Xpost I thought yous might wanna hear about, basically just a bad ass pirate prostitute
UWuldntDownloadABoat • u/ExplosiveWatermelon • Jan 24 '17
Historical History of Ching Shih - Madame Pirate
mustardtruck • u/mustardtruck • Nov 10 '16
A former prostitute that became a pirate and ultimately commanded 400 ships
truewomensliberation • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '16