#241 - Ming 28: Wokou! Wokou! A Pirate's Life For Me!
The History of China
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The Pirates of Judyang - A Brief History
In 15 forty seven, a censor once again reported that the piracy throughout jud yang was out of control. A special official would be appointed to directly oversee and carry out the eradication of the piratical menace. When he attempted to recruit from the local population in his suppression campaign, they all pretty much told him to take a long walk off a short pier. He drew up plans to conduct an attack on shwangu as well as a lesser island port called toshan,. using overwhelming force in order to utterly destroy the pirates therein and discourage any others from returning. The attack was launched on april fifteenth, 15 forty eight je's fleet set out from wenjo harbor
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