did-you-kno:

The most successful pirate in history
was a Chinese prostitute. Cheng I Sao
commanded 80,000 sailors and a fleet
bigger than most country’s navies, which
is why the government had to give up
and offer her a truce. She retired with
her loot, opened a gambling house, and
later died, peacefully, a 69-year-old
grandmother. Source

I did know and there’s a song about her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1VMnHOUUU