Pirate Love Triangle - Cheng I Sao - Extra History

What do you do when your pirate husband takes a new lover? Find out what Cheng I Sao, the Pirate Queen did in the link below!
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[@extrahistory]

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[@JmMateo933]

Ok

[@Joeballs187]

I just talked about the female pirate king

[@rhebucks_zh]

boycott nVidia for the planet!!!

[@wizardswarrior]

Anyone else read the title as “Pirates love triangles”

[@Cool_Kid95]

Link doesn’t work on mobile NOOO

[@mesdecent8051]

Ok. THAT'S a love triangle.

[@extrahistory]

If you want to learn about a love quadrilateral we suggest "So You Haven't Read a Midsummer Nights Dream" ;)

[@Krystal_G]

@@extrahistory Smooth!

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

Alright ima go watch that@@extrahistory

[@antorseax9492]

An actual love triangle and not a love corner.

[@thewafflegamer6152]

Thank god it was not in Bermuda.

[@victoriacheeseburger3932]

She really DID walk away with both. Not only that, she was able to /retire/ like she didn't pillage and steal because the empire was actually afraid of what she could do.

[@Rogerever]

Not that they were afraid, they just literally couldn't do anything about it. When they would attack her fleet, she and her crews would just capture any ships that were sent after them

[@WardNightstone]

not only did she negotiate her retirement but managed to get her sons commissions as officers in the Chinese Navy

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

It's more like it's easier to pay her than waging war over it.

[@itzelramirez4801]

Crazy! Just enjoying coconuts like you weren’t a super pirate in your youth haha

[@sylph4252]

If I'm not mistaken, she eventually asked the government to leave her alone and pay her a pension so she would step down. When they refused, she burned an entire coastline and asked again

[@cfv7461]

Don't you love when triangles are actually triangles?

[@PabloLewis-ve6ud]

Not enough replies... What a shame

[@terrariaguy216]

So, not like the usual Love Arrow that annoys the hell out of me?

[@AevitosTrath]

Yes, the two true triangles, one of which can't be totally straight and can be solved via, you guessed it, polyamory

[@AnotheraccountonYTlovesyouall]

​@@AevitosTrathlmao was just thinking "could've all dated each other"

[@ashesandposies]

Nah the triangle that aren’t actually triangles are better

[@thechief00]

"what are you doing step-pirate??"

[@Savagepogger4324]

PLZ NO

[@semorebutts2584]

PLZ YES

[@amygdal.a]

NOOOOO

[@localtoiletstealer2245]

WHAT THE MADNESS NOOOO

[@handson4580]

*one peice rule34 has entered the chat*

[@TheAyanamiRei]

She was LITERALLY the most successful and powerful Pirate in History. The British Navy failed to beat her. Hell they teamed up with 2 other Navies and STILL failed to kill her AFTER 2 years straight. Lady was LEGENDARY!!

[@AdvancedGamer-]

The British navy?

[@AdvancedGamer-]

The Chinese navy

[@That3th3]

​@@AdvancedGamer- 3 different navys tried to kill her at the same time and failee

[@AdvancedGamer-]

@@That3th3 3? What’s the third one

[@penguinlim]

@@AdvancedGamer- portuguese navy

[@spicysmooth2]

Video: Imagine that you were a formal brothel worker married to a pirate King. Me: Ok

[@RORONOA_THE_YONKO_COMMANDER]

Roger.

[@e.9874]

🫡🫡🫡

[@Valery0p5]

Wait this is a full triangle! Not just A contested between B and C 😏

[@michaelwilliams7292]

Ah an OSP fan i see

[@xXJ4FARGAMERXx]

B is married to C, C starts having relationships with A, B also wants A now, C is dead, now A has got B

[@jamesanimations4885]

That video had a lot of letters

[@tatecarter60]

I knew extra history and OSP would have crossover

[@terrariaguy216]

A triangle instead of an arrow

[@omriorgad7771]

Adopted so he could be daddy

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Yeah, someone just had a daddy/little kink and their wife noticed they had the same kinda kink and wanted in on that action.

[@solsystem1342]

That's way too good of a joke to be that obvious. Curse you internet!

[@laughingbulbasaur3291]

💀💀💀

[@agereartist3763]

I'm crying onfg

[@alyshiarodgers4500]

😂😂😂😂

[@RichSutherlandBB]

“IF they were 100% consensual” lol yeah I’m sure the pirate king was big on consent.

[@InfinityHS]

lol

[@speedy01247]

The video mentioned that.

[@lolyay523l]

Pfft

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

“They were roommates!”

[@samb.4972]

“Oh my god they were roommates”

[@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER]

They were crewmates

[@ROAD58453]

He he

[@AKX-DTGRSMP]

@@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER wait...

[@polmeria465]

@@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER the captain is fucking his step son

[@akerem4475]

Bro rizzed entire family

[@hsihdbssbcjtzksk7426]

Hopefully, he wanted to.

[@Bobo_the_cat]

Historian “ WhaT FuNctIoN dID THEse relATion ShIPs hAvE”

[@laughingbulbasaur3291]

"and they were roommates"

[@beelzebub175]

Function: _sEcKs_

[@rottjavel3073]

Didn't you know? Relationships are just transactions for survival devoid of any sort of love. /s

[@spindash64]

To be fair, sometimes these things aren't very romantic or touching in context. At least not the good kind of touching Doesn't mean you're entirely wrong, though

[@6-4crusader55]

Actually, this one might be a bit warranted. like the video said they might not have been consensual so they might’ve been more concubines than anything else

[@freussurya4762]

"And they were pirates !"

[@amandap7733]

"Oh my god they were pirates"

[@Here_have_a_Flower]

They were CREWmates

[@AleV69692]

😮🦜

[@aptspire]

Deal alert: I get: your fleet and your lover You get: a watery grave

[@Boris-ui8sk]

Things went from 0 to 100 real quick

[@brook_angel]

Ah yes, what function does a relationship serve.

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

Okay hear me out. The function of pancakes.

[@InfinityHS]

@@kaydubsthekoifish more like the function of making pancakes... with extra butter... and extra honey too...

[@extrahistory]

@@InfinityHS Extra everything on Pancakes!

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

@@InfinityHS Exactly. I shortened the sentence for some reason.

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

@@extrahistory Bingo!

[@ydodel6707]

Literal "w-what are you doing stepmom?"

[@skellybones271]

Love that Historians are wondering why they where doing it, theyre gonna be floored if they ever find out what Grindr is

[@danielmiller1488]

I was like “pirates love triangles? I wonder why.” I need to get checked for dyslexia again

[@Caercutta30]

Well, well, well. Looks like daddy isn't here to take care of you no more. Don't worry, mommy's here.

[@jaxofspades549]

✨Gay pirates✨

[@extrahistory]

Yarrr!

[@mutttaaaz9165]

WTF

[@canteditforchit]

@@extrahistory you mean yaaaaaaaarr!

[@canteditforchit]

Yaaaaaaaarr queen!

[@mega9178]

That’s the whole alphabet

[@mar00nm4v2]

"Historians still debate what purpose this served" Yea ok buddy

[@L0rdOfThePies]

Call that a birate

[@imsorryyoutube6774]

It wasn't just Chinese pirates with male-male relationships... Western pirates did the same Mateolotage was literally same sex marriage among pirates

[@qs-ii1872]

“Historians believe they were father and son.”

[@HUBWORLDNULL]

“Wh- what are you doing, step- pirate?~”

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

I know of only two famous triangles. The Bermuda Triangle *and then this triangle*

[@ahuman1468]

Never say ‘adopted lover’ ever again I’m crying

[@coffeecartoons5345]

This reads like a Wattpad fic, or something I would’ve written at 10

[@cbgaming7209]

“And they were mateys”

[@Duskbound]

Blimey, they were mateys!

[@aaasht2606]

"What functions they serve" is it really that complicated..

[@EggsorceNutcaseMcGuee]

The ironic thing is that his initials are CP.

[@LovleyLemonade]

I swear I've heard of 4 different pirates called "The Most Successful Pirate Ever" I don't believe that statement anymore.

[@private_channel235]

Even if this isn't an add, it's still 100% better than the ads they play on here.

[@extrahistory]

If only we could choose the ones they played :

[@xretrox4923]

I doubt he went overboard his self and probably more pushed over 😂

[@omegabyte3541]

You could say he was persuaded by gravity

[@Multifixated]

YOUR PIRATES, BE A THROUPLE

[@dennissecord1783]

FINALLY! A love triangle that was *actually* a triangle!

[@arnowisp6244]

The fact that Captain Beidou from Genshin Impact has some inspiration from this....

[@dotthedot9080]

We need to keep ningguang alive at all costs, lest kazuha takes his chance...

[@dragonthewolf8106]

“Historians still don’t know what purpose they served.” I do. It’s called being into men. As for the others points yeah. Definitely debatable on the level of consent.

[@lilmac-rj1ei]

I wrote my Undergraduate thesis about her and her impact of her power towards the fall of the Qing dynasty . it was the most challenging and fun paper I wrote

[@InfinityHS]

Pirates was FUCKIN??!??!?

[@a_plane]

The way that you said it makes it hilarious

[@stahlhelmturtle9822]

This was wild from start to finish

[@grapeshott]

Well, then it's step mom-step son?

[@DCdabest]

Step-Pirate

[@juliandacosta6841]

And step dad-step son. And step dad-step mom

[@probablymia8268]

She's got a crazy history by the way, she doubled her late husband's fleet and strong armed several countries into pardoning EVERY member of her fleet when she retired

[@maarekstele2998]

We need more love triangles like that in media

[@jrodriguez1374]

Okay... There has to be a comic or anime or something about this?

[@ZechsMerquise195]

I believe a live action series was planned a couple of years back, but for one reason or another it got cancelled in production.

[@awkwardllama0509]

Mother getting with her adoptee? Not *technically* family? I'd say thats a safe bet.

[@extrahistory]

@@ZechsMerquise195 So sad we would have loved to see that!

[@Aimdog]

If you liked the story you should check out the puppet history episode about her as well! Thanks to both I know so much about this cool and weird pirate lady x

[@Rjs-io8mr]

I know it’s been like a year 💀 BUT if you are still interested there’s a song titled The Bloody Rose Of China that covers the Sheng Dynasty and their exploits.

[@josuecandido522]

THE PIRATE KING

[@BingQilin]

Isn't that the pirate who makes a kickass soup in Our Flag Means Death

[@d_eli_ght]

The fact I had to scroll this far for an OFMD reference is criminal

[@saahiliyer11]

“They were the very best of friends!”

[@Thefoxthatbecameawolf]

How is there not a movie about this ?

[@themastergoob]

Omg I just realized your talking about the Bloody Rose of China

[@tarukikuta5572]

So good to see a actual love triangle instead of a love angle

[@outtagoodnamesdangit]

"This is my chance to grab the greatest booty in the East!" "You mean the treasure, right?" "..." "Y...you mean the _treasure_ right?"

[@sylvie_loves_frogs4951]

"what function these relationships have" that they wanna be together???? huh???

[@DrSabot-A]

Did you miss the part where he says theres an argument on whether or not it was consensual? People dont fully know or grasp the relationship norms in ancient civilizations. He couldve been a giggolo, a boy toy, an actual lover, a dubious lover, a concubine, or an actual adopted ""son""

[@CBusCP]

🎼 Daddy's boy 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@McGillus]

"historians still debate what function these relations served" Loveless virgin historians maybe.

[@rogerkeleshian2215]

What brought you to that well thought out conclusion?

[@saltedsword8852]

@@rogerkeleshian2215the lovelessness and virgin essence of their conclusion about the male male relationship of 2 pirates

[@rogerkeleshian2215]

@@saltedsword8852 Mentally deficient take.

[@willimberg7795]

Finally, a love triangle that is actually a triangle

[@ryanhiggins8869]

Good things come to those who wait

[@blastingsound]

ForHonor made a character based off of her, now i see why. . badass story more legendary than fiction.

[@theaprentice6437]

The Bloody Rose of China

[@TheCreepypro]

this is still one of my favorite episodes of extra history even with all the weird stuff well probably because of all the weird stuff

[@Transformers2Fan1]

It's not a love triangle if they're all in it at once lmao

[@unapersona4620]

what is commonly called a "love triangle" is more like a "love angle". THIS is a true "love triangle".

[@mr.agoshi1872]

Writing Prompt: Love Triangle On Sea

[@bones9532]

i hate when historians try to find the "purpose" for same sex relationships in the past. like maybe they just liked each other lmao?

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

Delicious finally a real Love Triangle

[@gamingwarlord9184]

Hearing him say fucking was like a slap to the face

[@alyshiarodgers4500]

Adopted Lover is a line I don’t think I EVER wanted to hear 😅

[@Thy_B]

"CP" 💀

[@larslionheart]

"What purpose they served" is a very strange thing to ask about a relationship.

[@badtwelveyearold8999]

My ancestors were in the crew before they landed in Kyushu

[@thatoneguywiththevoice328]

One of history's most powerful love triangles

[@PastaRoyalty]

Every oc backstory ever:

[@ruben0222]

This sounds like it’s the plot to some terribly made mobile game ad

[@Starmadien2019]

Love that historians don't know the function or reason for same-sex pirate couples. I'll give them the consensual part, no matter what Disney pretends pirates could get really rapey. This doesn't mean all relationships weren't consensual but let's not pretend that pirates didn't cross the line.

[@mudpie6927]

THIS LADY IS AN ABSOLUTE BADASS!

[@Risk_of_monky_2]

Least absolutely insane ancient lore

[@tieriaveda4165]

Considering they were pirates, the relationships were prolly not consensual.

[@no-do4pv]

Ok thats enough shorts for today

[@coolawesomeepicman4513]

When the love triangle includes the Bermuda Triangle

[@felixfauxington99]

Tf you mean what purpose these relationships serve? If you go months without seeing port all holes become goals

[@Jrsonicyt-is-weird]

Theres 2 types of triangles at play here The family one and the love one

[@professorplum3858]

Puppet History also had a really good video on this story

[@panjack_]

Art style is calming to me

[@SPORTSY1987]

King of the pirate f- KING OF THE PIRATES IS THAT A ONE PIECE RE-

[@memese8867]

Found family gone silly

[@Annonimous1000]

Did a research paper on her! She’s so cool!

[@notnightfury6088]

Anyone else see that uniform and think Firenation?

[@joshu4272]

We need more movies on Chinese history

[@thaddeusodonnell3986]

So this is where the term butt pirate comes from.😂

[@tyroplaysYT]

I have a feeling he didnt fall overboard, he was pushed overboard

[@ComedyGod-tv3vz]

Tom brady

[@lettuce_soup5557]

FINALLY PROPER LOVE GEOMETRY

[@mattkluth8325]

You do a great job of this. Puppet history also does a great job, they cover more of the obscure stuff, but you give more historical info. Great job on your part though

[@onehitkill5816]

Not to mention that Cheng MARRIED Cheung Po Tsai when she was technically his adopted mother before.

[@quentinantoine4183]

Stop narrating my life bro i cant have people knowing everything about me😭😭😭😭

[@hemandhaid3422]

What?

[@thatguynoonelikes4865]

Step mom moment

[@theodosiusii408]

Just like Fausta and Crispius

[@erinjohnson8737]

Anybody else think of the Fire Nation at the beginnjng of the video?

[@Fairy_Teeth]

Not only that she became one of the most successful and famous pirates, in all of history like if you’re hyper fixation for any period of time was Pirates you know who she is and you knew were this was going Hi, I’m autistic and one of my biggest hyper fixated as a kid was Pirates and she was my favorite :)

[@christiancraigen]

Cool, I knew almost everything about this story, the bloody rose of china / the pirate queen other than she had an adopted ‘son’