Zheng Shi — Pirate Queen
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Zheng Shi, Pirate Queen from China

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Pirate Queen

Zheng Shi was pirate queen from China

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They offered me a comfortable cage. I demanded an empire.
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Attributed to Zheng Shi during amnesty negotiations with the Qing dynasty in 1810, when she rejected initial surrender terms and imposed her own conditions.

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Legacy

The Gambling House in Canton

In 1810, Zheng Shi walked away from piracy with her fortune intact. She settled in Guangzhou, married Zhang Bao, and opened a gambling house. She lived openly, unbothered by authorities who had once hunted her. She died in 1844 at age 69, a grandmother and businesswoman. No other pirate in recorded history commanded more ships or negotiated a more favorable surrender.

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