History's most successful Pirate was a Chinese woman named Ching Shih. She commanded a fleet of over 1,500 ships and 80,000 sailors

The most successful pirate in history was a Chinese Lady.

She is Ching Shih, A Chinese woman and the most successful pirate of all time. During the Peak of her power, She commanded over 1,800 pirate ships and an estimated 80,000 men. She is also famous as The Pirate Queen. Who thought the most successful pirate was a Lady. She is the only Pirate I know about, except our captain Jack Sparrow