I'm researching pirates other stuff for some books I am writing and I found out that the most powerful pirate in history was a woman, her name was Madam Ching from China and she commanded more then 300 ships with anywhere from 20,000 men to 40,000 men under her control on those ships. She got a pardon from the government and retired, with all her wealth she opened a gambling house and ran it until her death at the age of 69.
I'm not joking. I think this is so cool.
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