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	{{Quote\|Some may say the age of pirates has long passed! That we free spirits are a dying breed, and soon, the sea as we knew her will be no more, choked by the greed of self-serving kings and grasping empires! But I promise you this! That day may well come, but by God, it won't be today!\|Edward Kenway's speech to his fellow pirates, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115}}		{{Quote\|Some may say the age of pirates has long passed! That we free spirits are a dying breed, and soon, the sea as we knew her will be no more, choked by the greed of self-serving kings and grasping empires! But I promise you this! That day may well come, but by God, it won't be today!\|Edward Kenway's speech to his fellow pirates, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115}}
	[[File:ACFT - Rupiya's crew plundering the ship.png\|thumb\|190px\|left\|Mustafa's crew plundering a merchant ship]]		[[File:ACFT - Rupiya's crew plundering the ship.png\|thumb\|190px\|left\|Mustafa's crew plundering a merchant ship]]
	The Golden Age also manifested in the {{~~wiki~~\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The [[Strait of Malacca]] was a particularly major spot of pirate activity, and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		The Golden Age also manifested in the {{Wiki\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The [[Strait of Malacca]] was a particularly major spot of pirate activity, and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="FT 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="FT 29">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>		The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="FT 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="FT 29">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>
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	ACI - Utrecht.jpg\|The [[Peace of Utrecht\|Treaty of Utrecht]]		ACI - Utrecht.jpg\|The [[Peace of Utrecht\|Treaty of Utrecht]]
	AC4 - Letter of Marque.jpg\|A {{~~wiki~~\|letter of marque}} supporting [[Privateer\|privateering]]		AC4 - Letter of Marque.jpg\|A {{Wiki\|letter of marque}} supporting [[Privateer\|privateering]]
	Devil's Advocate 4.png\|The ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' attacking a British [[Man O' War]]		Devil's Advocate 4.png\|The ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' attacking a British [[Man O' War]]
	A Last Drink for the Road 3.png\|The ''[[Jackdaw]]'' engaging another vessel in combat		A Last Drink for the Road 3.png\|The ''[[Jackdaw]]'' engaging another vessel in combat

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	*[[Francis Hume]]		*[[Francis Hume]]
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	[[File:ACFT - Edward rallying the pirates.png\|thumb\|170px\|Edward Kenway rallying Batavia's pirates]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward rallying the pirates.png\|thumb\|170px\|Edward Kenway rallying Batavia's pirates]]
	[[~~Jeong~~]] was another infamous pirate active in the South China Sea,<ref name="FT 48">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 48\|Episode 48]]</ref> who was recruited by Madam Lee to serve as the admiral of her personal fleet.<ref name="FT 39">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 39\|Episode 39]]</ref> [[Nagamasa]] and his crew of Japanese pirates and [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] were active around the [[Philippines]] and were briefly employed by the [[Shimazu clan]],<ref name="FT 80">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 80\|Episode 80]]</ref> before defecting to the Zhang Wei Union.<ref name="FT 83">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 83\|Episode 83]]</ref>		[[Zheng]] was another infamous pirate active in the South China Sea,<ref name="FT 48">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 48\|Episode 48]]</ref> who was recruited by Madam Lee to serve as the admiral of her personal fleet.<ref name="FT 39">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 39\|Episode 39]]</ref> [[Nagamasa]] and his crew of Japanese pirates and [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] were active around the [[Philippines]] and were briefly employed by the [[Shimazu clan]],<ref name="FT 80">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 80\|Episode 80]]</ref> before defecting to the Zhang Wei Union.<ref name="FT 83">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 83\|Episode 83]]</ref>

	[[Jakarta\|Batavia]], the capital of the {{Wiki\|Dutch East Indies}}, was known to host a large number of pirates and privateers, whose services were occasionally employed by the Dutch East India Company.<ref name="FT 110">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 110\|Episode 110]]</ref> In 1725, these pirates were recruited by Edward Kenway and joined the Zhang Wei Union's fleet, accompanying it to {{Wiki\|Indochina}}.<ref name="FT 111">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 111\|Episode 111]]</ref> There, they successfully defeated both the [[East India Company]]'s and Admiral ~~Jeong~~'s fleets, which had formed a blockade around the peninsula to prevent the Union from reaching the mainland and finding the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|Forgotten Temple]].<ref name="FT 115">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115\|Episode 115]]</ref>		[[Jakarta\|Batavia]], the capital of the {{Wiki\|Dutch East Indies}}, was known to host a large number of pirates and privateers, whose services were occasionally employed by the Dutch East India Company.<ref name="FT 110">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 110\|Episode 110]]</ref> In 1725, these pirates were recruited by Edward Kenway and joined the Zhang Wei Union's fleet, accompanying it to {{Wiki\|Indochina}}.<ref name="FT 111">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 111\|Episode 111]]</ref> There, they successfully defeated both the [[East India Company]]'s and Admiral Zheng's fleets, which had formed a blockade around the peninsula to prevent the Union from reaching the mainland and finding the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|Forgotten Temple]].<ref name="FT 115">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115\|Episode 115]]</ref>

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	===Southeast Asia===		===Southeast Asia===
	The Golden Age also manifested in the {{wiki\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The ~~{{wiki\|~~Strait of Malacca}} was a particularly major spot of pirate activity and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="ACFT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		The Golden Age also manifested in the {{wiki\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The [[Strait of Malacca]] was a particularly major spot of pirate activity and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="ACFT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] organization to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="ACFT 27">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="ACFT 29">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>		The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] organization to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="ACFT 27">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="ACFT 29">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	ACI - Utrecht.jpg\|The ~~{{wiki\|~~Peace of Utrecht\|Treaty of Utrecht}}		ACI - Utrecht.jpg\|The [[Peace of Utrecht\|Treaty of Utrecht]]
	AC4 - Letter of Marque.jpg\|A {{wiki\|letter of marque}} supporting [[Privateer\|privateering]]		AC4 - Letter of Marque.jpg\|A {{wiki\|letter of marque}} supporting [[Privateer\|privateering]]
	Devil's Advocate 4.png\|The ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' attacking a British [[Man O' War]]		Devil's Advocate 4.png\|The ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' attacking a British [[Man O' War]]

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	The Golden Age also manifested in the {{wiki\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The {{wiki\|Strait of Malacca}} was a particularly major spot of pirate activity and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="ACFT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		The Golden Age also manifested in the {{wiki\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The {{wiki\|Strait of Malacca}} was a particularly major spot of pirate activity and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="ACFT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] organization to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="ACFT 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="ACFT 29">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>		The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] organization to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="ACFT 27">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="ACFT 29">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>

	Merchants and businessmen in the region were known to sometimes hire pirates to sabotage their rivals by attacking their ships. [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]], the head of the [[Hualien Trading Company]] in [[Macau]], often enlisted the services of [[Japan\|Japanese]] pirates to attack the merchant vessels of his rival [[Lee Huiyin]], until 1725, when he employed Mustafa and his crew. However, Mustafa failed to plunder the ships as his crew was defeated by Edward Kenway and the [[captain]] himself was taken prisoner by the Assassin.<ref name="ACFT 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 15\|Episode 15]]</ref> Mustafa and his crew would later retire from piracy by joining the Zhang Wei Union.<ref name="ACFT 24" />		Merchants and businessmen in the region were known to sometimes hire pirates to sabotage their rivals by attacking their ships. [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]], the head of the [[Hualien Trading Company]] in [[Macau]], often enlisted the services of [[Japan\|Japanese]] pirates to attack the merchant vessels of his rival [[Lee Huiyin]], until 1725, when he employed Mustafa and his crew. However, Mustafa failed to plunder the ships as his crew was defeated by Edward Kenway and the [[captain]] himself was taken prisoner by the Assassin.<ref name="ACFT 15">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 15\|Episode 15]]</ref> Mustafa and his crew would later retire from piracy by joining the Zhang Wei Union.<ref name="ACFT 24" />

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	{{Quote\|Some may say the age of pirates has long passed! That we free spirits are a dying breed, and soon, the sea as we knew her will be no more, choked by the greed of self-serving kings and grasping empires! But I promise you this! That day may well come, but by God, it won't be today!\|Edward Kenway's speech to his fellow pirates, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115}}		{{Quote\|Some may say the age of pirates has long passed! That we free spirits are a dying breed, and soon, the sea as we knew her will be no more, choked by the greed of self-serving kings and grasping empires! But I promise you this! That day may well come, but by God, it won't be today!\|Edward Kenway's speech to his fellow pirates, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 115}}
	[[File:ACFT - Rupiya's crew plundering the ship.png\|thumb\|190px\|left\|Mustafa's crew plundering a merchant ship]]		[[File:ACFT - Rupiya's crew plundering the ship.png\|thumb\|190px\|left\|Mustafa's crew plundering a merchant ship]]
	The Golden Age also manifested in the {{~~wiki~~\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The [[Strait of Malacca]] was a particularly major spot of pirate activity, and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		The Golden Age also manifested in the {{Wiki\|South China Sea}}, which saw an increased pirate presence during this period. The [[Strait of Malacca]] was a particularly major spot of pirate activity, and a number of captains made a name for themselves by plundering ships in the region; [[Mustafa]] was one such pirate who came to be known as the "Terror of Malacca".<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="FT 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="FT 29">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>		The [[Paracel Islands]] were also rife with pirate activity, so much that a large crew turned the islands into their personal base of operations, from where they would plunder countless European ships. [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], believed these pirates to be privateers employed by the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing Empire]] and as such the Dutch Navy was reluctant to take action against them. To solve the problem, Jan enlisted the services of Edward Kenway and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to rid the Paracels of pirates,<ref name="FT 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27\|Episode 27]]</ref> which they ultimately succeeded in doing.<ref name="FT 29">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 29\|Episode 29]]</ref>
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	ACI - Utrecht.jpg\|The [[Peace of Utrecht\|Treaty of Utrecht]]		ACI - Utrecht.jpg\|The [[Peace of Utrecht\|Treaty of Utrecht]]
	AC4 - Letter of Marque.jpg\|A {{~~wiki~~\|letter of marque}} supporting [[Privateer\|privateering]]		AC4 - Letter of Marque.jpg\|A {{Wiki\|letter of marque}} supporting [[Privateer\|privateering]]
	Devil's Advocate 4.png\|The ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' attacking a British [[Man O' War]]		Devil's Advocate 4.png\|The ''[[Queen Anne's Revenge]]'' attacking a British [[Man O' War]]
	A Last Drink for the Road 3.png\|The ''[[Jackdaw]]'' engaging another vessel in combat		A Last Drink for the Road 3.png\|The ''[[Jackdaw]]'' engaging another vessel in combat