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1211:Republic of Pirates
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1931:Luis Fajardo
1916:James Brooke
1906:David Porter
1878:Zheng Yi Sao
1853:William Kidd
1808:Stede Bonnet
1793:Shap-ng-tsai
1773:Samuel Mason
1693:Peter Easton
1643:Mary Lindsey
1593:Lai Choi San
1583:Joseph Barss
1578:Joseph Baker
1548:John Hawkins
1543:Johanna HĂĄrd
1533:Jean Lafitte
1528:Jan Janszoon
1518:Israel Hands
1498:Henry Morgan
1488:Henri Caesar
1403:Dirk Chivers
1338:Black Caesar
1263:Abshir Boyah
1134:Other waters
1115:Persian Gulf
1103:Somali Coast
1091:Indian Ocean
1063:Spanish Main
978:River pirate
956:Moro pirates
931:Child pirate
856:21st century
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318:was Captain
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240:Ministry Act
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185:(1703-05-28)
137:Succeeded by
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87:Succeeded by
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21:Ben Fletcher
3235:1703 deaths
3230:1640 births
2977:Pirate code
2952:Keelhauling
2940:Jolly Roger
2802:Will Turner
2737:José Gaspar
2637:Barbe Rouge
2534:Slave trade
1788:Sister Ping
1718:Rachel Wall
1513:Huang Bamei
1493:Henry Every
1448:FĹ«ma KotarĹŤ
1443:Flying Gang
1358:Calico Jack
1348:Bully Hayes
1151:Falcon Lake
1125:Nosy Boraha
983:Sea Beggars
971:Confederate
941:Filibusters
347:interlopers
275:Howard Pyle
183:28 May 1703
167:14 May 1640
125:Preceded by
119:William III
75:Preceded by
68:William III
3224:Categories
3136:Categories
3112:Privateers
3074:Matelotage
3008:Air pirate
2972:Pet parrot
2824:The Pirate
2772:Nico Robin
2692:Davy Jones
2632:Tom Ayrton
2606:Pirates in
2495:Piracy Act
2464:Piracy law
2380:North Star
2043:My Revenge
1896:Angelo Emo
1858:Zheng Jing
1823:Thomas Tew
1618:Lo Hon-cho
1438:Flora Burn
1418:Edward Low
1388:Dan Seavey
1383:Chui A-poo
1343:Blackbeard
1288:Anne Bonny
1226:Saint-Malo
1206:Port Royal
1191:Libertatia
1003:Ushkuyniks
966:Privateers
961:Narentines
921:Buccaneers
851:Golden Age
785:1692–1697
674:Dwyer, Jim
582:8 November
486:8 November
459:References
355:Madagascar
316:privateers
265:Early life
163:1640-05-14
2957:Marooning
2585:Brillante
2374:hijacking
2365:hijacking
2356:hijacking
2347:hijacking
1648:Mary Read
1553:John Hoar
1423:Eli Boggs
1393:Diabolito
1174:and bases
1110:Indonesia
1075:Venezuela
1053:Caribbean
250:in 1698.
244:Anglicans
218:Signature
208:Parent(s)
107:In office
59:1692–1697
55:In office
3209:Category
2935:Eyepatch
2807:Zanzibar
2782:Sandokan
2762:Mr. Smee
2627:Askeladd
2555:Incident
2425:incident
2334:incident
2316:incident
2308:incident
2253:incident
1868:Zheng Yi
1863:Zheng Qi
1843:Wang Zhi
1723:Redbeard
1613:Limahong
1563:John Pro
1468:Gan Ning
1353:Cai Qian
1161:Sulu Sea
988:Sea Dogs
775:(acting)
617:Archived
442:See also
3173:Pirates
3102:Pirates
2610:culture
2608:popular
2553:Amistad
2354:Zafirah
2057:Saladin
1889:hunters
1678:Ng Akew
1278:Alfhild
1251:Pirates
1231:Tortuga
1013:Vikings
909:Algiers
838:Periods
351:Red Sea
291:in the
194:Ireland
174:England
116:Monarch
64:Monarch
3245:Piracy
3163:Piracy
3069:Mutiny
2967:Pegleg
2918:Tropes
2816:Novels
2712:Franky
2382:affair
1946:Pompey
1887:Pirate
1828:Veborg
1313:Awilda
1201:Mamora
1008:Uskoks
830:Piracy
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427:, and
414:Legacy
334:, and
255:Boston
200:Spouse
170:London
3095:Lists
2797:Usopp
2787:Sanji
2423:Quest
2332:Irene
2291:Fancy
2283:Bravo
2001:Fancy
1813:Teuta
1753:Rusla
1196:Lundy
1037:Areas
1023:Wokou
689:4 May
658:4 May
190:Boyle
3088:Meta
2767:Nami
2519:1850
2515:1837
2511:1721
2507:1717
2503:1698
2499:1536
2299:Anne
2071:York
1398:Dido
871:2024
866:2023
861:2022
691:2014
660:2014
584:2019
538:ISBN
513:ISBN
488:2019
402:and
257:and
180:Died
157:Born
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