 Ching Shih

Ching Shih () (born Shih Yang (; 1775–1844), Cheng I Sao (), was a Chinese pirate leader who terrorized the China Seas during the Jiaqing Emperor period of the Qing dynasty in the early 19th-century.She commanded over 300 junks (traditional Chinese sailing ships) manned by 20,000 to 40,000 pirates—men, women, and even children.