0:00:00.000,0:00:01.365 Quando la gente pensa ai pirati 0:00:01.365,0:00:02.906 immagina omoni paurosi 0:00:02.906,0:00:05.754 con nomi tipo Barbanera[br]o Long John Silver. 0:00:05.754,0:00:07.276 Anche se nel corso della storia [br]la maggior parte dei pirati 0:00:07.276,0:00:08.617 sono stati maschi, 0:00:08.617,0:00:10.485 tra quelli più famosi e temuti 0:00:10.485,0:00:11.264 mai vissuti, c'è stata 0:00:11.264,0:00:12.294 Ching SHih -- 0:00:12.294,0:00:14.515 una giovane donna di Cantone che diresse 0:00:14.515,0:00:17.024 una delle più grandi flotte della storia 0:00:17.024,0:00:18.415 e fu l'organizzatrice 0:00:18.415,0:00:20.574 di un impero criminale nautico[br]così potente 0:00:20.574,0:00:23.224 che nemmeno l'esercito cinese[br]lo poté fermare. 0:00:23.224,0:00:24.915 Non sappiamo molto della sua gioventù, 0:00:24.915,0:00:26.236 salvo che a un certo punto 0:00:26.236,0:00:28.045 lavorò in un bordello di Cantone. 0:00:28.045,0:00:30.558 Nel 1801 Ching Shih sposò[br]un pirata comandante 0:00:30.558,0:00:31.575 chiamato Ching I 0:00:31.575,0:00:32.816 e presto governò a suo fianco 0:00:32.816,0:00:34.307 man mano che allargava il proprio impero 0:00:34.307,0:00:36.996 unificando piccoli equipaggi dispersi di pirati 0:00:36.996,0:00:38.242 in una coalizione organizzata 0:00:38.242,0:00:40.476 e incredibilmente potente. 0:00:40.736,0:00:43.255 Quando suo marito morì ad un tratto nel 1802, 0:00:43.255,0:00:45.726 Chin Sih seppe esattamente cosa fare. 0:00:45.726,0:00:48.125 Gli subentrò e rivendicò il comando, 0:00:48.125,0:00:49.695 assumendo il controllo di 0:00:49.695,0:00:52.354 40'000-60'000 pirati. 0:00:52.354,0:00:54.944 Il loro accettare una donna[br]come comandante 0:00:54.944,0:00:56.937 è un'egregia testimonianza 0:00:56.937,0:00:58.755 sia della sua abilità politica[br]sia del rispetto 0:00:58.755,0:01:00.876 che si era guadagnata tra i marinai. 0:01:00.876,0:01:02.345 Presto nominò Chang Pao,[br]suo figlio adottivo, 0:01:02.345,0:01:03.335 comandante della sua flotta[br]più possente 0:01:05.225,0:01:06.667 e alla fine lo sposò. 0:01:06.667,0:01:07.815 0:01:07.815,0:01:09.996 0:01:09.996,0:01:11.336 0:01:11.336,0:01:13.046 0:01:13.046,0:01:14.784 0:01:14.784,0:01:16.075 0:01:16.075,0:01:17.676 0:01:17.676,0:01:18.954 0:01:18.954,0:01:20.776 0:01:20.776,0:01:22.708 0:01:22.708,0:01:24.645 0:01:24.645,0:01:25.955 0:01:25.955,0:01:28.275 0:01:28.275,0:01:29.976 0:01:29.976,0:01:32.186 0:01:32.186,0:01:34.215 0:01:34.215,0:01:35.646 0:01:35.646,0:01:37.443 0:01:37.443,0:01:39.506 0:01:39.506,0:01:41.316 0:01:41.316,0:01:43.686 0:01:43.686,0:01:44.867 0:01:45.467,0:01:47.577 0:01:47.577,0:01:48.946 0:01:48.946,0:01:51.520 0:01:51.520,0:01:53.874 0:01:53.874,0:01:56.056 0:01:56.056,0:01:59.521 0:01:59.521,0:02:01.578 0:02:01.578,0:02:03.355 0:02:03.355,0:02:05.137 0:02:05.137,0:02:06.877 0:02:06.877,0:02:08.708 0:02:08.708,0:02:11.057 0:02:11.057,0:02:12.348 0:02:12.348,0:02:13.247 0:02:13.247,0:02:15.378 0:02:15.378,0:02:17.591 0:02:17.591,0:02:18.917 0:02:18.917,0:02:20.847 0:02:20.847,0:02:23.616 0:02:23.616,0:02:25.092 0:02:25.092,0:02:27.629 0:02:27.629,0:02:29.718 0:02:29.718,0:02:31.677 0:02:31.677,0:02:34.407 0:02:34.407,0:02:36.177 0:02:36.177,0:02:38.348 0:02:38.348,0:02:38.956 0:02:38.956,0:02:40.168 0:02:40.168,0:02:41.037 0:02:41.037,0:02:42.107 0:02:42.107,0:02:43.107 0:02:43.107,0:02:45.867 0:02:45.867,0:02:47.938 0:02:47.938,0:02:50.038 0:02:50.038,0:02:52.467 0:02:52.467,0:02:53.789 0:02:53.789,0:02:55.098 0:02:55.098,0:02:57.607 0:02:57.607,0:02:59.146 0:02:59.146,0:03:01.368 0:03:01.368,0:03:02.510 0:03:02.510,0:03:04.200 0:03:04.200,0:03:06.149 0:03:06.149,0:03:07.617 0:03:07.617,0:03:09.088 0:03:09.088,0:03:11.838 0:03:11.838,0:03:13.759 0:03:13.759,0:03:15.818 0:03:15.818,0:03:16.858 0:03:16.858,0:03:19.058 0:03:19.058,0:03:20.391 0:03:20.391,0:03:21.624 0:03:21.624,0:03:23.178 0:03:23.178,0:03:24.368 0:03:24.368,0:03:26.148 0:03:26.148,0:03:27.148 0:03:27.148,0:03:29.119 0:03:29.739,0:03:32.098 0:03:32.098,0:03:34.670 0:03:34.670,0:03:36.529 0:03:36.529,0:03:38.175 0:03:38.175,0:03:40.789 0:03:40.789,0:03:42.999 0:03:42.999,0:03:44.878 0:03:44.878,0:03:46.320 0:03:46.320,0:03:47.728 0:03:47.728,0:03:48.950 0:03:48.950,0:03:50.429 0:03:50.429,0:03:52.729 0:03:52.729,0:03:54.859 0:03:54.859,0:03:56.539 0:03:56.539,0:03:57.950 0:03:57.950,0:03:59.879 0:03:59.879,0:04:01.701 0:04:01.701,0:04:04.823 0:04:04.823,0:04:07.022 0:04:07.022,0:04:08.049 0:04:08.049,0:04:10.359 0:04:10.359,0:04:12.229 0:04:12.229,0:04:13.960 0:04:13.960,0:04:16.969 0:04:16.969,0:04:18.750 0:04:18.750,0:04:19.840 0:04:19.840,0:04:20.960 0:04:20.960,0:04:22.900 0:04:22.900,0:04:25.540 0:04:25.540,0:04:27.869 0:04:27.869,0:04:30.059