However, historical records suggest that a lesser-known Chinese woman holds claim to the title of the most successful pirate the world has ever seen. Verdict:TRUEChing Shih, also known as Zheng Yi Sao (literally 'Zheng Yi's wife'), was a Cantonese woman who worked on a floating brothel in Guangdong, China. Around 1801, she married pirate commander Zheng Yi, who controlled a large pirate confederation in the South China Sea. When Zheng Yi died, Ching Shih did something extraordinary. And, unlike the stereotypical pirate whose life was cut short by battle or execution, Ching Shih’s story was victorious to the end.
