Piracy in the Indian Ocean

Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean

island in Madagascar

thumb|right|Captain Misson, described by Johnson as founder of Libertalia

maritime piracy from the 1650s to the 1730s

piracy in the China Sea

The Ganj-i-Sawai (Persian/Hindustani: Ganj-i-Sawai, in English "Exceeding Treasure", often anglicized as Gunsway) was an armed ship belonging to the Mughals. During Aurangzeb's reign, it was captured on 7 September 1695 by the English pirate Henry Every en route from present-day Mocha, Yemen to Surat, India. It was built on the order of Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, great-grandmother of Aurengzeb, after the capture of her ship named Rahimi.

British pirate

sailing route – late 17th & early 18th centuries

British pirate

18th century pirate

persian Gulf pirate