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James Plantain (or Plaintain) (16??-17??) was a pirate and leader in Madagascar, called the 'King of Ranter Bay'. A former pirate who came to the harbor in 1715, he gained control of the island in 1725. In 1728, in fear of rebellion, he left the island. He has the reputation of a cruel and corrupt ruler.[citation needed]
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- Dunbar, George. A History of India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. I. Nicholson & Watson; limited, 1936.
- Gosse, Philip. The History of Piracy, Tudor Publishing Company, 1934.
- Rediker, Marcus Buford. Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age. London: Verso, 2004. ISBN 1-84467-008-2
- Steele, Philip. The World of Pirates. Kingfisher Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-7534-5786-5
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