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The Age of Pirates | A Gold Chain Or A Wooden Leg | 1
American History Tellers
The Mughal Empire and Its Merchant Ships
In 1692 Thomas to in his crew had charted a new course there ship the sloop remedy and sailed up into the warm waters between Madagascar and the East African coast. The heart of commerce for what was then known as the Mughal Empire and Islamic Kingdom in South Asia. Two's plan was to lie and wait near the strait above El-Mandeb where the larger vessels would have nowhere to run. In late fall of 1692 he got the sighting he needed. Pulling up near one massive merchant ship two's crew was confronted with the first real danger of their pirating. But when the dust and cannon smoke had settled Captain Two's crew of 60 had forced the M
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