Bengal pirates

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pirates
gptkbp:activeDuring 17th century
18th century
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkbp:availableIn British_naval_power
gptkbp:engagesIn smuggling
gptkbp:famousFor brutality
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Portuguese_forces
gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Dutch_forces
gptkbp:hasImpactOn regional trade
maritime law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bengal pirates
gptkbp:influencedBy trade routes
local politics
gptkbp:inspiration folklore
literature
games
movies
gptkbp:is_used_in local rulers
blockades
deception
hit-and-run tactics
ambushes
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn books
historical records
biographies
documentaries
academic studies
films
novels
newspapers
government reports
travelogues
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy economic conditions
colonial expansion
gptkbp:isKnownFor capture ships
demand ransom
plunder coastal towns
gptkbp:isPartOf cultural identity
historical narratives
larger piracy trends
gptkbp:isUsedIn romanticized
demonized
gptkbp:knownFor naval tactics
raiding merchant ships
gptkbp:location Bengal
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Shah_Alam_II
gptkb:Fazal_Khan
gptkbp:operates islands
gptkbp:operatesIn Bay of Bengal
gptkbp:targets European_traders
gptkbp:uses small boats
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn trade disputes