At what point in history did piracy impede trade/travel over

>>1551179
Didn't the Sea People basically cause the collapse of the Bronze Age?

>>1551188
No one really knows

>>1551188
They did destroy every civilization in the Mediterranean then fucking disappeared into the horizon.

>>1551179
Piracy only moved beyond being a nuisance after it was adopted by Imperialists, such as the British Royal navy and of course others.

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>>1551179
The Wako Threat definitely did.

The Two Ming Sea bans were a response to this. The first one (1300s) was successful, but the second, longer one (around 1560s, a 25 year ban) pissed off Chinese seamen to the point that they themselves turned pirate. Ironically it was only after the Emperor was persuaded by all of his admirals and generals that his shitty policy did not work was the threat of piracy reduced.