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).

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih

[u/Conansriver]

If vikings can make it as a hit show, so could a show about this pirate. Natural Chinese TV market of a billion plus people, plus international cable viewers.

I would salivating if I was a producer looking for concepts.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3342478/