Cheng I Sao - Pirate Queen - Extra History
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- đ History of the Pirate Queen Cheng I Sao: She was the most ferocious pirate China had ever known. She was a powerful fleet commander, a sharp businesswoman, and a consummate strategist. She was Cheng I Sao, leader of the Pirate Confederation, and she lived her life on her terms.
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Even I don't agree with what I'm saying
Good joke. This made me laugh.
Please consider doing a short one like this about Hippolyte Bouchard
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She had the wisdom to do the one thing that many of the most successful military leaders in history didn't, she knew when to stop.
Exactly. That was what most impressed me about her. She didn't die a in shame, she pulled out and left with a W.
Josh Schilmeister I don't want to be the one like "she's a woman" because a lot of women don't know when to stop. But it's really beautiful seeing a woman in a position of such power living her life like she wanted and getting EVERYTHING. I love her, I wish school though us to be more like her
Don't forget she's a mass murderer...
Josh Schilmeister Yes
@@moonymonster wouldnt you be one when you live in her time? Probably not but hey WHY NOT?
"it's okay because they're not blood related!" Every anime ever
Not every anime ...Some are blood related .
Stormbringer HOLY FU
Buzzy Beez
Ever heard of angel sanctuary ? Aki- sora ? Yosuga no sora ? Yes this isn't hentai but you can say this is definitely consumed incest ( twincest for some )
Stormbringer I donât watch big boi anime so no
Stormbringer also Oreimo, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, Koi Kaze, Akane Iro Ni Somaru Saka and some other ones I canât remember the names
This lady knew her stuff. She managed to get out of piracy as a wealthy woman.
And perhaps more importantly, she got to keep her head.
This lady pirated her way out of any consequences for piracy.
Absolute legend.
You know, if they had reorganized the navy and placed her in charge, maybe they would have had a force to resist the British oppression two decades later.
@@aohige A strong enemy can be an even stronger ally, if you play your cards right.
@@Arkouchie indeed a strong enemy will always turn into the best ally, if you play your cards right
"What man could follow that?"
Cheng I Sao: "I am no man."
Cheng I Sao probably could kill the Witch King.
@@procrastinator99 , she did.
Galadriel was just Cheng I Sao in disguise
@@seradginasuioloer8727 Galadriel didn't kill the Witch King.
@@procrastinator99 , oh
What was her name?
@@seradginasuioloer8727 Eowyn
I feel like this lady has huge potential to be in the next big assassinâs creed
An Assassin's Creed set in China? Hell yeah.
What the... this video had nothing to do with Japan
China, i'm sorry.
What the... I mean assassinâs creed origins was In Egypt, but historical events led bayek to get involved with both Greeks and Romans. Iâm not too familiar with asian history but this lady being involved in an AC game that takes place in Japan still could happen afaik.
pirates pirates pirates
"Your husband is dead and we WOULD give you his business, but its legally supposed to go to his adopted son."
Cheng I Sao: "Im about to do whats called a pro gamer move."
đ€Łđ€Ł
It's like one of those weird anime moments titled "wincest".
More like an Alabama move
Yesw
"What are you doing, step-pirate?"
Funny, as a 28 years old Chinese myself, I never heard of this woman before. In books or history lessons whatsoever. I guess it has to do with the fact that she is lowborn woman and a criminal, but her story is a legend! Thank you for the knowledge.
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There are tons of badass people in Chinese history that we never hear about, such a shame that they don't exploit this historical and cultural goldmine, instead foreign nations exploited them with Three Kingdoms video games or fictions inspired from Chinese myths like Dragon Ball.
Might because pirates is not a positive image to the government, CCP focus too much on a legit background rather than interesting characteristic and despise street smarts.
For those who are hung up on the fact that she married her adopted son. Cheung Po Tsai was not Cheng I's biological son either. He was abducted and forced to piracy at the age of 15 in 1798. There were some accounts that Cheng I made him his lover. It wasn't until 1801, same time Cheng I married Cheng I Sao, that he was adopted by the couple. Cheng I wanted to make him his heir so he was adopted at the age of 18, he was already an adult. Provided the circumstances, there was no parental bond between Cheng I and Cheung Po Tsai. He was adopted to save face.
You had me at Pirate Queen.
Well, you had me at Extra History, but you know what I mean.
Mateo Gg lolololo best comment ever
Extra history I am pissed we all know the true pirate queen was Irish
I would have loved to have a dink with her.
Raven King Well, she is Pirate Queen of the Far East. Does that help?
Yes
"Within weeks, she and her adopted son were lovers. Madam Cheng got to work."
Phrasing
Neo polly Still has nothing on the Julio-Claudian dynasty; Uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews.....adopted children are kinda tame compared to actual incest.
Just wait 'till you get to the Ptolemies!
Cwovictor you haven't seen anything until the Habsburg and carlingtons step in.
Neo polly we still doing that
please, I watch brother/sister hentai. you think that'd phase me?
She and her adoptive son were now lovers.
SWEET HOME ALABAMA!!!
What would be the Chinese version of Alabama?
Rosli Jantan shandong ć±±äž
Nah.........your thinking of Japan
She and her *adoptive* son were now lovers
Sweet home every pornhub video
The british ship: *has friends*
Modern britain : wish i had some of those
Yeah Sadly they took too much spice
@@ryanred1525 them and their spicy milk water
I love how she even knew exactly when to stop. She's a supervillain, but one who got to be successful and happy til her very last moment! Bless!
How to be a legal national-grade terrorist alliance`s mother:
1. Become wife of their leader.
2. Wait until his death.
3. Became captain yourself.
4. Terror all chinese waters.
5. Ask government pardon you
6. Hold them in siege until they agree.
7. Marry own adopted son.
8. Start casino and trade salt.
9. *PROFIT!!!*
*Hero
@@robinhyperlord9053 hero? She's a pirate she's a son screwing opium dealing village massacring crew member beheading greedy asshat
no no at least she had this no-raping rule you gotta give her that
Dude, she was a badass woman for sure but not a hero.
To those who complain the Chinese pronunciation, please understand that there isn't a single "Chinese Language", at least not yet. This is a story happened in places around Canton, where one kind or another variants of Cantonese was, and still is, used.
As a native Cantonese speaker, I think Dan's pronunciation is pretty good, but Anglicised, like how we normally say Cantonese names in an English context.
thank god at least somebody had some sense
You will be surprised it was the "educated" people who doubt the pronunciation and people that just live with chinese found it well.
I was wondering if it was on purpose, since I'm studying mandarin, and clearly it is supposed to sound completely different.
No wonder it sound weird when I pronounce her name in mandarin. Because her name hold strong influence from Canton region.
It looks funny because Pinyin is based on Mandarin while the names are in Cantonese.
So Hongkong's disneyland was built on a pirate's former dive.. that's appropriate
It's what she would have wanted.
Pirate of Lantau, the real deal.
Disney: "A good pirate never steals"
@@standingjacky2965 ALSO DISNEY: COMRADE SHARING IS CARING :D
I wish they would build a POTC themed ride in HK Disneyland...
When bai ling still refuses your demands even though you already pillaged the crap out of him:
Spongebob: *Wanna see me do it again?*
It took some insane negotiating skills to get terms like that. "We'll stop fighting you and we'll stop being pirates. That's all we agree to do. In return, you'll leave my people alone, let them keep their ill-gotten gains, give them jobs if they want them, and let me keep running a fleet."
Well she had all the power. The navy was routed and she still had hundreds of ships, the government had no choice but to accept all her terms
@@ntfoperative9432 well they couldâve tried accepting foreign help and maybe that couldâve worked
@@acat6145in the moment though they didnât. If they tried sheâd have the delta sacked again and theyâd suffer even worse, compared to rolling over which by comparison costed very little
what an awesome prequel episode to the opium wars! great episode!
"The Last Pirate Queen: An Opium Wars Story"
Sigh...Really China? You don't see that warning sign, nothing will get your attention :I
A long time ago, in a country far away...
OPIUM WARS
Episode I : the pirate menace
Turmoil has engulfed the Middle Empire. The taxation of trade routes to outlying city states is in dispute.
Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Pirate Federation has stopped all shipping to the small city of Canton.
While the congress of the Empire endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Emperor has secretly dispatched Bai Ling, the guardian of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict....
*transitions to epic sea battle
"My husband just died"
"k"
"son get over here"
I absolutely adore this woman. Yes, she may have been rather brutal and murderous, but her shrewdness and confidence, as well as actual leadership capability is astonishing to listen to.
I did a college report on this beautiful crazy lady. I'm inclined to argue she was the most successful pirate in history, between her fleet size and having the happiest ending I've seen for a pirate I don't see anyone else outdoing her. Great work as always EH.
actually the most successful pirate is jack sparrow... sorry it's Captain Jack Sparrow. Just a joke btw
TBH your correct think how much money them movies made, way more then any pirate out there so yes captain jack sparrow wins on money alone : P
forgot to consider that i was just trying to make someones day by a joke
I would really like to read your report, though? I am fascinated by her and always struggle to find new resources!
@@joshrll2176 monkey D luffy âand I toke that personally â
Damn, the widow of a pirate steps up to the leading position marries her adopted son, and is able to get out of a life of crime (relatively) scott-free!
What a BADASS!!!
I mean, as badass as boinking your own son gets. Tho they ant blood related like bro, that my friend, is called rp đ
It's even better. A former sex slave turned into the leader of the most infamous pirate organization in Asia at the time.
Its technically not her son, she was a concubine not a wife
SWEET HOME ALLAH AKBAR
Who the F is scott ?
"She and her adoptive son were lovers."
HOLY MOTHER OF CHICKENS
Yeah...
Well as they say âitâs not incest if they are not blood relatedâ itâs a dumb saying.
And the son was the former lover of her husband..
When history is more interesting then anything Hollywood produces.
Cheng I Sao was in the Pirate of the Carribean
âTruth is often stranger than fiction because fiction has to make senseâ
just try Bollywood
@@sowmya79 Or anime :)
@@MerkhVision Exactly
"Floating Brothels of Canton" has to be up there with "Fortress of Oblivion" in terms of badass location names.
Wolf6120 idk man, the fortress of oblivion was kind of a disappointment.
Exactly.
that's not the point at all, it's the name and that's it. although, i'd have thought that a brothel would have free women working there? meh.
Comparable to Laputa, the Floating Brothel of Death.
Not really in terms of historical terms most women in brothels were slaves.
Man, piracy in the asian pacific was hardcore.
I never understood how a thousand pirates could had assembled in a single fleet to attack the Philipines, in the battles of CagayĂĄn in 1582. But if pirate confederations huge as these were common in the history of asian piracy, now I understand perfectly.
I think it has something to do with population. The coast of the South China Sea was (and still is) historically one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is easier to create massive pirate fleet when you have a larger pool of manpower, who have lost their livelihood due to famine and war, to draw from. Contrast this to the more famous buccaneers who operated in a (by comparison) vastly less densely populated region in the Americas.
And Western pirates go by more of a cutthroat way of operating.
In other countries like Britain, they had something called ''privateer', which is basically government sanctioned pirates. Some of them even pose dangers to hostile states' navy.
Yeah, you won't need to explain that to a Spaniard with the slightest knowledge about history...
Pirates are, while cut-throat, fair and understandable
(well good pirates are, those that would kill their crew unnecessarily are obviously not going to be used for a conglomerate.), just because you're a criminal doesn't mean you're a monster.
2:38 that escalated quickly
"A WILD BRITISH SHIP APPEARS!"
"IT HAS FRIENDS!"
Lol this dudes name was âThat guys Wifeâ So everytime they yelled âOMG! Itâs That Guys Wife! Run!â Hahaha great
hahaha it actually wasnt the exact transaltion, so itâs not that weird xp. In the past, ppl address their frdâs wife as ć«ćâsou ziâ. So itâs more like âHeyïŒ Itâs Mrs. ChengïŒââ Nevertheless, the translation was still kinda correct. It goes likeââ ChengââïŒlast nameïŒ,ââ firstââ, ââmistressââ word by word. Just that we dont put title before last name, so it wud be sth like Cheng Mrs, if you translate directly. Kinda late, but hope it helpsïŒD.
I'd be scared too if Mrs. Cheng came to slaughter my family...
Brandon McBadass lmao
Lol
what if presidents were named like that?
Also known as Ching Shih. or at least that's the name I'd heard her called most often.
She was not just any pirate queen--she was by far the most successful pirate in all of World History.
I think this is an important
Zheng Yisao (Ching Shih) got another son, ran a casino and extensive opium smuggling and lived a peaceful and prosperous life in Canton. She died in 1844 at the age of 69 years. She is pretty much responsible for making china addicted to opium.
i don't know why the English wiki is mising this.
69.
Nice
Noice
U cant blame one person for an entire nationâs addiction, thats terribly short sighted and reductive. There any many British people involved as well. And of course, each individual user is responsible for their choices.
I would use Ching Yat Sou over Zheng Yisao, she was from canton her name is in cantonese haha
That moment when the emperor of China could have just hired the pirates to be his own personal fleet and the opium wars wouldn't have happened.
Edit: Watched the Opium wars. Nevermind.
Yea junks vs British warships does not end well
@The Martial Lord of Loyalty still wouldn't of helped
Apologies to ALL for my pronunciation on these names! Lil tried her best to coach me through it, but a Linguist I am not.
its ok if you pronounce it incorrectly since your native tongue is english âș
It's ok, I'm Chinese and I can barely pronounce Cantonese either.
Don't worry Dan, your pronunciation is good. People just don't realise the names are not in Mandarin :)
me chinese and me no can pernonce it.
Daniel Floyd wait so she married her adoptive son WTF was wrong with her.
So...if Bai Ling learned a second language...would that make him Bai Ling Gual?
...I'll see myself out.
Courtney Woodbury lmao thank you
that took me fare to long to figure out. :P
Hehe
hahahhah- I hate you...
Courtney Woodbury get out before we PUNish you severely!
Govorment: Lets just bomb ther-
Wind: NOe.
"HALT! Who goes there?"
"A HOUSEWIFE!"
(everyone drops guns and RUNS)
Ah, I see you're one of culture.
Fullmetal reference nice
The true Queen of Salt
many a gamer would be proud in such company.
As a Gamer, I bow in such light
As Donau, in all its salty glory
âLetâs chain our ships together! At no point in Chinese naval history has that ever led to fire-related disaster!â
- some pirates who clearly never heard of Cao Cao
What you expect? They're pirates. You think they're able to read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
@@alexanderchristopher6237 Even without reading it, it remains the most part of Chinese History to this day, sure they knew something about it.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 I'm sure that tale has been passed down orally as well. The Three Kingdoms is one of the most famous Chinese periods ever.
"they served in vietnam" *confederate pirate mercenary has his 'nam flashbacks
Lol đ! Actually CHINA SUCCESS COMRADE :)
âShe and her adopted son were loversâ. Damn, the 19th century sure was wild.
Her story NEEDS a movie. it would be Master & Commander: Chinese edition
@@leadontaste7261
Mmh I don't know Asa Akira would make a great Mrs Cheng
she already existed as Madam Cheng on the Pirates of Caribbean 3rd movie.
God i love master and commander
I know it's coming, they got live action Mulan.
I always wanted a clear unromanticised version of China's pirate queen, as she appeared an intriguing persona. I Thank you for providing it.
this is pretty romanticised
Random sure, but far less that most accounts I've read or seen
She slept at least 5,000 men... Include her son.
@@withastickangrywhiteman2822 Damn, that's a record. That can make her the greatest sex legend in all of China.
This is a heavily romanticised account.
Her entire fleet of 300+ junks was heavily defeated and forced to surrender by a grand total of 6 light Portuguese vessels in the Battle of the Tiger's Mouth..
I like the gag at 8:15 where because of the 4-fingered hands, the animator avatar has to step in to make nine :)
"She and her adopted son were now lovers."
whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhAT
@WithAStick AngryWhiteMan B.Bakana, Kono Dio Da, KONO DIO DAAAAAAAAAA
FBI:....... kill them all.
Kind of sad this was a one-off, as the subject is so interesting I would have gladly listened to a full-length series on it.
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There was a book on this subject. Fairly interesting but I can't recall the title.
Same here! I would have totally watched a series on this!
True, but I love it when the one-offs are the prequel or sequel to a full series.
We get that back story, or the context of what happened before or after the major series. What set things up, or how things turned out. ... How the history pieces together.
Holy mother of god history is so awesome
"War" history is awesome. Not only that, but the video makes it out to be even more exciting. Political-based history however is not all that awesome to learn about, rather boring.
Yup, and its always adding more to it.
I disagree, they can be interesting as well.
Yes it is. Yes it is.
@@aidanbecker8509 totally disagree, the political aspects of History are some of the most exciting things you see, not least because it's in that context that the planning, changing, and resolution of warfare takes place.
"Bai Ling had stooped to recruiting foreign aid."
I guess you can say Bai Ling was -bilingual-
EYYY
Good one
Underrated
This one is actually good. Nice job!
You could also say..
He had 100 zeroes for his exam.
çŸé¶ (Bai Ling): 100 zeroes
I came back here just to say this:
Beidou (from Genshin impact) and Cheng I Sao are so similar. Both are well respected pirates, bring fear to their enemies, have powerful fleets, and similar nationality (okay, Liyue was inspired by China but still). Also just overall badasses.
I like that the situation was basically:
"We want Cheng's son to be in charge."
"He wants me in charge."
". . . Yeah, okay."
The simplicity of it amuses me.
I mean, technically the 2 of them were gonna be in charge together, each focusing on 2 different aspects of leading and both were suited to the task and they knew it, no real reason to say no.
Such a proactive lady!
Thanks for video.
I don't know who I was expecting to watch this, but it definitely wasn't you.
Hey feed me more knife videos
Wtf why doesn't this have mpre liles lol?!?!?!?
Oh no
What???
Here's a side note, Cheng's base, Lantau (6:08), is the island where the current Hong Kong airport is located.
Hey, one suggestion: since you always put the initials of characters to make it easier to follow, could you also constantly keep a visual of the year, perhaps in one of the corners without too much emphasis. I think it would help integrate these informations into a cohesive whole if when I hear it I can look at the date and be like "so this is the same century as X and Y".
Someone added this video as a reference for wikipedia's article on her XD lololol
ye
Good
@@wendymarx1917 Who put it there? It was walpole
hilarious
ۧŰÙ ŰŻ ۧÙŰčÙ Ű± oh its the loser
70,000 pirates and 1200 vessels! Damn thats a really huge organization of pirates
Eat your shirt Blackbeard.
And theyâre eee hard fighters if the histories to be trusted
"Within weeks, she and her adoptive son were lovers."
hoLD UP-
âIf sheâs not blood related, sheâs free to be datedâ
This is the kind of episode I really love. A relatively lesser known and greatly significant story, which features larger than life figures.
If you think about it, letting this ex-pirate have a personal squadron of merchant ships was actually a pretty good idea. As a former pirate queen, who would know piracy better than her? At her command, you could be assured that her ships would never be robbed or attacked, that she would be able to outmaneuver or outfight anyone who threatened her, that any cargo under her care would always get through safely. The only things able to stop her would be the gods and the sea.
sirrliv Not only that, SHE could have sulpied China's navy, which could have defended against the British.
she would quickly join the British if possible this is a pirate we are talking about, one who killed hundreds destroyed village a pure monster with disregard for life she only thought of her self and would switch sides as soon as possible
Random True.
The might of the British navy would have sent her fleet to the bottom of the water. The British had superior cannons, steam engines, partial armored plated, and one of the best trained navy in the world.
+Normacly
The canons would help but she knew how to out maneuver them. The only question is would she try taking them or just burn them to the seabed.
I like how they casually said, âthey even became lovers,â
7:20 for those who were wondering who she was praying to. it was the sea goddess MaZu accurately illustrated here.
If you wrote a fictional story about a pirate confederation of that size, it would be rejected as 'too unrealistic'. History is amazing!
Cheng Po Tsai is a legend in Lantau Island. There's a myth that their treasures are still buried across the whole of Lantau Island in Hong Kong and if someone went missing to a typhoon, especially female, it meant that Cheng Po Tsai is coming to look for a new wife in his afterlife.
you must be watching too much hong kong dramas lol
His step-mum wasn't enough?
I think you mean Cheung Po Tsai
2:25 these pirates have a better democracy than every other country to ever call themselves a democracy.
7:29 Oh no it's the fire nation đČ
If only they had hired Cheng to run their navy.
I mean, she already had tariffs set up and the pirate confederation was bigger that some European nations. Politically it would be like recognizing a tributary state.
if the chinese empire at the time(which is in terminal decline) had that kind of good decisioning making ability, they wouldn't have needed her in the first place
Have you ever heard about the Battle of the Tiger's Mouth? It was a series of Naval combats between the Portuguese and the Chinese pirate fleet in the Pearl River Delta.
Portugal: 3 to 6 ships; 250-760 men.
Red Flag Fleet: over 300-700 ships; over 30,000 men.
Portuguese victory.
Adam Blakeslee Having her run their navy would have been the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.
Reg Fife said fox had not only gotten into the proverbial hen house but had kicked out the farmhand. I donât see how giving her the keys would have made things worse.
Adam Blakeslee Wouldn't have made them better either if she continued her rackets. Best way to make sure she stopped for good was to get her off the water.
I sense a great disturbance. As if a thousand double entendres cried out, and were suddenly silenced.
Alex Krycek
Shhhh
I think many Incels cried out in rage hearing about this story.
9:44 I feel so bad for him! Heâs bawling his eyes out!đ
Is it just me or should the emperor have hired her and her pirates as the new navy?
Seems risky. They might just take the ships and go be pirates again.
No, that would not make much difference since her navy is arguably worse than the inperial one, and at that point they can produce that much ships easily if they wanted to
"And to solidify her power, she entered another strategic alliance. She got in love with her adopted son."
the best strategy
Kho CK2 in a nutshell
Indeeeeeed
Wincest!
The chinese had a pirate confederation? Damn, that's cool. Horrible past, but great idea for a blockbuster.
There was a game related to this. It was under the name of Tradewinds, I believe.
their meeting wouldve been like the scene in pirates of the caribbean: at worlds end
Not gonna lie this story would kinda make a few people angry
A former prostitute marries a pirate organize everything in the background later lead a successful operation against the coverment and gets every with it
âA wild British ship appeared!â
â *it has friends!* â
Cheng I sao with her adopted son
Cheng I Sao: "You want, some smash?"
You know, I'm kinda left wondering how the government could have possibly continued neglecting maritime forces after this. "So, our entire southern trade system was compromised by a group of pirates and they actively sacked one of our most prosperous deltas. Well, she's under control now, so no biggy." I mean, I know merchants are bottom of the totem pole in Confucian China, but politics of that era were all about strength, and they'd appeared incredibly weak. Why in the world would they not put effort into preventing future embarrassments?
AardvarkLord stupidity and corruption that also prevented the chinese government of the time from reforming the army
I guess "there's no way this can happen again" mentality was predominant back in the day.
The war to end all wars, amirite?
i think that was why they neglected it. As you see with most unchallenged nations they believe that they are unbeatable, at the time they believed no one could be defeated.
Garbage leadership is the only reasonable answer. Thousands of villagers being killed. A handful of Western ships leading to basically the take over of the country.
Terrible leadership that had no foresight or strategy. They were too busy living unbelievably opulent lives. What did they care?
okay. to explain that, you first need to know that china and all its dynasties were largely built on tradition.
Especially during the Ming dynasty, The founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, although a great emperor by most means (cracked down on corruption HARD, elevating the status of peasants, and redistributing land) (although that most likely because Zhu Yuanzhang was a beggar before he rebelled and overthrew the mongolians) for inexplicable reasons banned all sea trade, and made it an ancestral law. (therefore, his successors had little choice but to follow them, or be challeged by bureaucrats invoking "the commands of our forefathers" and causing the emperor a political headache). the early capable emperors either did not repudiate the laws becuase they were too busy and the later incapable emperors simply couldn't be arsed. So the law remained, and the Qing dynasty, who never valued sea trade much anyway simply adopted the sea ban along with many other Ming dynasty laws.
without sea trade, there's no need of a capable fleet to protect trade. And since china basically had every resource, they didn't need to expand, and if they needed to, there's lots of land to take via armies. China never developed a capable navy for a long period because there was simply no need to.
And before you bring up Zhenghe and his seven great voyages, the seven great voyages were mainly made to show how strong ming was, and gift other countries great riches as a act of generosity.
It second aim, which you mostly likely wouldn't know without going into chinese works was to look for the current emperor's (Zhudi) brother, who was overthrown by Zhudi but disappeared without a trace when the imperial capital fell. Of course, as a usurper, Zhudi was constantly paranoid about someone usurping him in the name of his brother and searched for his brother for the rest of his life.
He sent two people on this largely covert mission. One by land, and the other is largely believed to be Zhenghe, by sea. This is widely believed as the main reason for Zhenghe's voyages by many chinese historians. These voyages stopped once Zhudi died.
This is such a great way to learn history, with interesting stories and animations, not listening to some professor drone on, or reading from a textbook. This is a great channel, love the idea! Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! We take our inspiration from games--the stuff that makes games fun is also what we think will make history fun to learn about too!
Well it definitely works, you have earned a new sub from this video. Looking forward to the videos in the future.
Please, schools summarized 5000 years of chinese history into 2 chapters, and it took 2 books to talk about 200 years of american history. So yea...history classes are boring as fk.
yea tbh cant stand school could not focus or even stay awake but I find myself often on my wat to bed to watch a vid as I drift off only to binge watch these... know more about the roman empire then I ever will need too....
When I heard him say "Lantau" I was like, hmm that sounds very fami- OHHHH HONGKONG
That's Hong Kong, where Disney build a theme park today.
2:34
Me: Oh what he gave it up just like tha- -3 seconds later-...
*bOi yOu a lEgiT mUthafU-*
Also known as âNo Beard the Pirateâ according to me and no one else.
LOL clever title
There was a Pirate Republic in the Carribiens from 1706 - 1718. I think that would be quite an interesting future video.
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You mean 1716-1718?
Yeah that would be sweet! Privateers and the end of the Spanish monopoly are like, some of the most interesting parts of colonial Caribbean history for me
We hope to do more episodes on pirates in the future! Much of that is dependent on what our patrons suggest and vote on, since they choose the majority of our series (shameless plug for patreon.com/extracredits). But yes, pirate history is definitely one of the most exciting stories to learn about :) -Belinda
I wonder if a series on Francis Drake or Henry Morgan would be nice.
Libertalia?
Impressive, but she did not find the one piece
This is one of those stories that would make a great movie
I never realized how cool the words "Pirate" and "Confederation" could be when put together.
The prostitute thing is fabricated history. We don't actually know for sure where she came from before becoming Cheng's wife; unfortunately, there was a man in the 1920's who decided that the prostitute thing and other fictions would make his book much more interesting. I see this stuff repeated in many books about her, but it's just not known to be true.
Prostutuied or not that doesn't change her accomplishments as a leader of a pirate confederacy. If you ask me it would be more impressive if she was a prostitute and then did all of that in the video.
Well, this isn't a fiction story, so it doesn't really matter if it would be more impressive if she was a prostitute. It's an inaccuracy that's often repeated, which is why I pointed it out. It was a common thing in that time period of writing to try to make the true stories of folks from East Asia more tantalizingly exotic for the folks who read them, who wouldn't have been able to double-check the facts. It seems only fair to try to set the record straight.
ThePastryNinja I totally agree. Itâs not about changing the accomplishments of the women itâs about telling her true story.
I take this kind of video as 70 % entertainment and 30% history, I know it's made in a way that we can't have all the truth delivered to us exactly, the time is not enough. So, this kind videos make me read more about the topic so I THEN can have historically acurate conversations with other people. It's just great, if I were introduced to the topic in school I would not have much enthusiasm about it and I would not want to learn more
@@cesurbasoglu4144 I agree. If she really was a prostitute, then she basically climbed from the very bottom to the very top, which is extra impressive.
*âUnlike in the West, âadultâ adoption was often practiced in China in order to establish a kinship basis for further interaction, particularly of a business or discipleship sort,â*
I love how she basically just gave him a highly trained and effective navy and the Emperor just said, "nah."
China: Neglecting their own public services since the 19th century.
Cheng I Sao: How to make a government without a country from criminals and achieve such powerful maritime supremacy despite all odds that would make Admiral Yi shed a tear.
Wow a history video in trending. And here I thought CZcams hated history videoes...
Keeli you forget itâs about a women in power
Dustin Bettencourt I feel like that would only make it less likely to show up sadly.
Only if its about a man. This is about a woman so green light from youtube
4:40 Bai Ling... she is also a hollywood actress... and more lol
Yet another character I knew before they showed up on Dr Who, keep it up, I love it!
...but that all changed when the Fire -Nation- Boats attacked.
I guess for Bai Ling to have coordinated his attack with the Portugese, he probably would have been
Bai Lingual.
Iâm so sorry.
LuqmanLSG I love you
This was brilliant! I loved the video, the way the story was delivered, as well as the graphics, were amazing! I would love to see more videos on other pirates, especially Mary Read
"Her and her adopted son quickly became lovers."
Christians somewhere in the world: *gasps in the good lord*
Msvks actually Christianity banned incest
Once again you brought an important person in history into the limelight that most people would never have heard of. Great video Extra Credits.
It's cool to see the "villains" of history. Some people did terrible things but were interesting none the less.
Not a villain actually. She was some sort of anti-hero in local tales, both loved and feared.
"nonetheless" is only one word
Yea, villains are very interesting to learn about, especially the clever and successful ones.
3:20 Love the attention to detail! Ancient Chinese was written from top to bottom, and right to left, therefore books are bound the opposite way most Westerners are used to.
âHer and her adoptive son were loversâ
*ALABAMA 100*
At least they were not related. Immoral but not incest.
You know, I'm not even *from* Alabama and I'm beginning to find the stereotype insulting...
5:45 A wild british ship appears xD
Blitzkrieg It has friends!
What will Cheng I Sao do?
James Gibbs break it with her bear hands
The Imperial government should have recruited the pirates to form a navy. Just thin out and split the crew so they won't have the manpower to revolt.
The pirates already has a reputation in the area and with foreign power. It would have sent a message to the world that the wild wolf that everyone had feared has become a tamed guard dog that everyone should fear.
this is literally the one piece story line
@@sunshineorw3757 Pirated being integrated into Chinese military already happened in the past... it seems like a lost opportunity.
Yeah, China ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. *I mean she's a communist now*
@@viviannemj5310 Its a republic. Like how USA is a republic.
@@Umigamingz Sorry but America doesn't have a life long chairman.
Man if they made a movie about this witch would be a actual GOOD movie that is ORIGINAL about strong female leaders