• On the 29th, Zhang Bao and Zheng Yi Sao, taking full advantage of the wind, broke through the blockade, and escaped into the South China Sea.
  • Zheng Yi emerged as the head of the powerful new organization with Shi Yang at his side. This is how she came to be widely known as Zheng Yi Sao.
  • Zheng Yi Sao - a former sex worker turned Pirate Queen who terrorised the South China Sea in the 19th Century - blows them both out of the water.
  • The greatest pirate ever in history was arguably Zheng Yi Sao (1775-1844), also known as “Ching Shih,” surpassing even men, as the most powerful pirate in the world.
  • Zheng Yi Sao continued to concentrate on the Canton area, still the major trade hub of that coast, and she plundered with success for another three years.
  • Zheng Yi Sao’s beginnings are a bit murky. Most likely, she hailed from rough beginnings in a poor family. Her name was originally Shi Xianggu.
  • Zheng Yi Sao, also known as Zheng Shih or Madam Ching, was an 19th century Chinese pirate captain, remembered as a "pirate queen".
  • Jay tells Alex about 郑一嫂 (鄭一嫂), or Zhèng Sao, the Chinese Pirate Queen who terrorized the South China Sea in the early 1800's.
  • For the next two years, Zheng Yi Sao won battle after battle until the government realized that further attempts to fight her reign would only lead to more slaughter.
  • Towering over the tumultuous waters of the South China Sea, the legend of Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao has endured the test of time, captivating the hearts and.
  • In reality, both Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard's time on the high seas ended almost a hundred years before Zheng Yi Sao's began.
  • Zheng Yi Sao saw the writing on the wall and put her brilliant critical thinking skills to work. She drew up laws to keep the fleet of 70,000 in check.
  • In 1810, faced with mounting pressure from imperial forces and a desire for a peaceful life, Zheng Yi Sao negotiated a surrender to the Qing authorities.