{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64a29d6d16d46f0011cb8be0/660bfd51d212df00169d476c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ching Shih, the Pirate Queen, China, early 19th century","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64a29d6d16d46f0011cb8be0/1712321108812-3fb226cd96d3ba3d9471f63dedea03d3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The legendary Ching Shih, nicknamed \"Queen of the Pirates\", is no fictional character! Born in China in 1775, Ching Shih, whom legend has it was once a prostitute, was in fact the terror of merchant ships in the China Sea in the early 19th century. A true military genius, when her pirate husband died, she took command of 40,000 men, some say 80,000.</p><p>Her insatiable thirst for power made her a formidable strategist. In this episode, we introduce you to a woman who was powerful in many ways, the owner of a large part of the China Sea, the head of all the city's gambling tables and, last but not least, a true pirate.</p>","author_name":"Officine Universelle Buly"}