The most successful pirate of all time - Dian Murray

At the height of their power, infamous Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard and Henry Morgan commanded as many as ten ships and several hundred men. But their stories pale next to the most successful pirate of all time, who commanded 1,800 vessels, made enemies of several empires, and still lived to old age. Dian Murray details the life of the fearsome Madame Zheng.

Lesson by Dian Murray, animation by Steff Lee.

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[marcinkuleta]

All these animations look so friendly that I almost forgot the video is about a pirate.

[just-trying-my-best-everyday]

_Oh no, my ship sank mysteriously. I'm afraid I won't be able to go after Madame Zheng. Such a shame..._

[homeaccount]

Madame Zheng was no simple pirate, she was a naval super power. A warlord with deep recourses, and a strategist unmatched in combat. But overall, an administrator.

[bottasheimfe]

her career as a pirate revealed many problems with the Chinese navy, problems that the Emperor wasn't too keen on fixing, and these problems were later exploited by the British during the First Opium war.

[jordanwong]

The chinese pronunciation is 10/10
I never heard someone with an American accent ever pronounced chinese words properly 👏🏻🙌🏻

[uria]

If Mulan fails in the writing department, someone convince Hollywood to make a movie about her

[abouttime]

the animation is lighthearted for a video on a dangerously successful criminal

would’ve been badass if it was fierce like in the Macbeth video

[swahat]

Wealth, fame, power.
Madame Zheng the king of the pirates obtained this and everything else the
World had to offer. And her dying words drove countless souls to the seas.
“You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered
Together in one place. Now you just have to find it!”

[KeDoG]

Would love to see a biopic made about her with big time production value or even a Game of Throne esque series. Imagine how interesting that would be

[vicenteortegarubilar]

I knew it, I knew it, my favourite pirate since I knew about her, when I was a kid and I used to read about pirates. Cool animation too, it makes a bunch of assasins and thiefs look really adorable.

[iwastholo]

"That's got to be the best pirate i've ever seen"
- Ted-ed, probably

[hiya]

This is legendary. This for me is like getting my forever childhood doubt answered within 5 mins." How come there wasn't any female pirate ever?". Amazing work

[MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

_Hollywood should make movie about her_

[hserpoe]

The most successful pirates
My first thought Captain Jack Sparrow

[Animewatcher]

You know this pirate is powerful when the enemy destroyed their own ship so they can't fight her

[creslyadambardon]

She became so successful and got to live a long life because she had 70 million powers at a time. She was one of the powerhouses in our alliance.

[fqidz]

I am the most successful pirate...







I pirated thousands of games and movies and never got caught.

[johnbagel]

Extra history made a more specific video if you are really interested 😎

[Vertutame]

"Cut their head and throw the body in to the sea" -Madam Zheng

[ciel-bell]

Wealth, fame, power. Madame Zheng, king of the pirates obtained this and everything else the world had to offer.