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Zheng Yi Sao (born Shi Yang; c. 1775–1844), also known as Shi Xianggu, Shek Yeung and Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader active in the South China Sea from 1801 [1] to 1810. [2] Born as Shi Yang in 1775 to humble origins, she married a pirate named Zheng Yi at age 26 in 1801. She was named Zheng Yi Sao ("wife of Zheng Yi") by the people ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 August 2024. List of women pirates Zheng Yi Sao (1775–1844; right) as depicted in 1836 Part of a series on Women in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy Business Female entrepreneurs Gender representation on corporate boards of directors Diversity (politics) Diversity ...
The most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, Black Bart was estimated to have captured more than 470 vessels. With his fearsome appearance, Blackbeard is often credited with the creation of the stereotypical image of a pirate. Miguel Enríquez was the most longeve and the wealthiest of the privateers born in the Caribbean colonies. [27]
Anne Bonny. Anne Bonny[a] (disappeared after 28 November 1720) [4] was a pirate who served under John “Calico Jack” Rackham. Amongst the few recorded female pirates in history, [5] she has become one of the most recognised pirates of the era as well as in the history of piracy in general. Much of Bonny's background is unknown.
John "Calico Jack" Rackham, famous for his partnership with female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, was captured, then hanged and gibbeted outside Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1720. Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts, is considered by many to be the most successful Western pirate of all time with over 400 ship captures.
Lo Hon-cho or Lo Honcho was a 20th-century Chinese pirate. Lo was married to a powerful pirate leader and took command of his fleet after his death in 1921. Under her leadership, the fleet expanded to encompass 64 junks. Lo raided in southern China, in the vicinity of Beihai, and earnt a terrifying reputation on account of her ruthlessness.
Years active. 1781–1782. Base of operations. New Hampshire. Rachel Wall (c. 1760 – October 8, 1789) was an American female pirate, and the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts. She may also have been the first American-born woman to become a pirate.
Mary Read (died April 1721), was an English pirate.She and Anne Bonny were among the few female pirates during the "Golden Age of Piracy".. Read was likely born in England. General History says she began dressing as a boy at a young age, at first at her mother's urging in order to receive inheritance money and then as a teenager in order to join the British milit