Robber girl, who used to tremble in the sea, China

 When it comes to pirates, the first image that pops into one's mind is that of Hollywood film dacoit Captain Jack Sparrow, who plays a pirate in the movie Caribbean Pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow is shown very powerful in this film.

But, do you know that in reality the most powerful pirates were women, not men. People traveling in the South China Sea used to live in awe after hearing its name.

Who was the pirate of South China Sea

This female pirate known as Zeng is said to be the queen of the pirate world. Geng Ye So's real name was Shi Yeung, born in Guangdong, China's coastal region in 1775. It is said that when she was growing up, the financial condition of many families living in Guangdong was not right. The people there used to smuggle banned things to run their lives at that time. According to historians, Shi Yeung became a sex worker at the age of just six.

Earn wealth by selling secrets of customers

Shi Yeng worked in a floating brothel on the water. During this time he started getting very important information from his customers. People used to spend time with Shi Yeung and often told him such secrets which sometimes became the cause of their death.

Slowly, Shi Yeung started earning from this information. She used to sell this information to those people who were ready to pay her hefty amount. In this way, Shi Yeung built an empire in a short time and established influence in his surrounding area.

Married to a famous robber and became a powerful pirate

During one of their invasions, a pirate named Zheng Yi met Shi Yeung and the two fell in love. Zheng Yi promised that whoever won half his property would be entitled to it. Shi Yeung liked the deal and immediately agreed to the marriage. After marriage, she came to be called Zheng Ye So, which meant Zheng's wife. Zheng Yi and Zeng Ye Sou soon achieved the status of a powerful couple as pirates.

Zeng Ye So played an important role in uniting the bandits. He talked to the leaders of the bandits. Relationships during the sex worker's work also helped her. Zheng Yi died in the year 1807, after which Zheng Ye So's power grew in real terms.

The Chinese government was also troubled by the power of Zeng Ye So

By the year 1809, Zeng Ye So had become so powerful that his military and economic power also troubled the Chinese government. Even to solve the problem of pirates, the Chinese government had sought help from the British and Portuguese navies.

This was followed by several wars between navies and pirates. In which only pirates won, but by 1810 the Chinese government had convinced Zeng Ye So and his team to make a deal with the government. However, in return, the Chinese government used to give him a hefty pension.

In the 18th century, the female pirate Anne Bonny ruled the sea

In the 18th century, Anne Bonny also made a lot of headlines due to her exploits. It is said about her that she used to sell the ocean. However, at that time it was considered inauspicious to have women on ships. Despite this, Anne Bonny ruled the sea. She is said to have hooked up with the infamous pirate "Calico Jack" Rackham.

Anne Bonny was born in Ireland. It is said that Anne was the daughter of her own maidservant. Later his father moved to the Pacific Ocean. It was here that Anne Bonny gradually became involved in maritime activities. It is said that once he got into an argument with his servant over something and he stabbed him. Anne has looted several times during the Golden Age of Piracy. However, in the year 1720, Anne and her driver were arrested and hanged, but she survived as she became pregnant. Since then, Anne has disappeared from the records.