{"id":3512,"date":"2025-04-03T17:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T15:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/index.php\/backgrounds\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:03:37","slug":"backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8xe6icy-074f853931265e3836551423fd45a797\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-m8xe6icy-074f853931265e3836551423fd45a797__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-m8xe6icy-074f853931265e3836551423fd45a797 avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider 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<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Between the late 17th and mid-18th century, the Indian Ocean became a center of global trade and power conflicts. European states such as England, France, the Netherlands and Portugal competed for access to the rich trade goods of Asia &#8211; in particular spices, precious stones, textiles and later also slaves. These conflicts offered pirates ideal conditions: poorly protected trade routes, little-controlled coasts and colonial power struggles.<\/p>\n<p>After the decline of piracy in the Caribbean, many pirates moved their activities to the Indian Ocean. There they used islands such as Madagascar, Mauritius and R\u00e9union as retreats, supply stations and trading posts. At times, some pirates lived in close contact with the local population and traded themselves &#8211; including with slaves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image aligncenter\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/wycoticu.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shippng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, European trading companies such as the British and Dutch East India Companies expanded their power. They established bases and colonies along important coasts, which not only brought them economic advantages but also military control. This development led to pirates being increasingly fought and driven out of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Piracy in the Indian Ocean was closely linked to colonialism, global trade and slavery. By the middle of the 18th century, its importance had declined sharply &#8211; not least due to the growing military presence of the European colonial powers.<\/p>\n<p>This page is intended to shed light on various historical aspects of the age of piracy in the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/all-articles-backgrounds\/\">All articles Backgrounds<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>(Click on image or title to see the article.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/who-were-the-pirates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image alignleft\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/wycoticu.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/wer-waren_schatten.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/who-were-the-pirates\/\">WHO WERE THE PIRATES?<\/a> from Marina Carter<\/p>\n<p>Who were these wild lads, some of whom decided to spread fear and terror on the world&#8217;s oceans at a very young age?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/what-does-the-word-pirate-mean\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image alignleft\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/wycoticu.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Seeraeuber-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/what-does-the-word-pirate-mean\/\">WHAT DOES THE WORD &#8220;PIRATE&#8221; MEAN?<\/a> from Marina Carter<\/p>\n<p>Corsair, pirate or privateer. What are the differences between these terms? We explain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/the-look-of-pirates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image alignleft\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/wycoticu.cyon.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aussehen-piraten.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labuse-facts.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/the-look-of-pirates\/\">THE LOOK OF PIRATES<\/a> by Marina Carter<\/p>\n<p>Our image of pirates is often shaped by romanticized books and films. 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