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title: South China Sea Pirates
author: triotriotrio
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# South China Sea Pirates

_Authored by triotriotrio_

## Image File

[![South China Sea Pirates](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14852.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14852.png)

## Image Caption

A Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) illustration showing pirates attacking merchant ships in the South [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) Sea. From the Qing Scroll. (Maritime Museum, Hong Kong)

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piracy_of_the_South_China_Sea.JPG) by [**triotriotrio**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piracy_of_the_South_China_Sea.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 November 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.