abstract:Ching Shih (1775–1844)Murray, Dian,(1987), Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810, pg65, Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-1376-6 (; Cantonese: Jihng Sih; "widow of Zheng"), also known as Cheng I Sao (; Cantonese: Jihng Yāt Sóu; "wife of Zheng Yi"), was a prominent pirate in middle Qing China, who terrorized the China Sea in the early 19th century. She commanded over 300 junks manned by 20,000 to 40,000 piratesMurray, Dian,(1987), Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810, pg 71, Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-1376-6 another estimate has Cheng's fleet at 1800 and crew at about 80,000Debates in Art and Design Education edited by Nicholas Addison, Lesley Burgess Pirate Lingo - Page 26 Skadi Meic Beorh - 2009— men, women, and even children.