Zheng he biography voyages map

In the perfectly 15th c China launched an uncommon venture: cardinal major shipping expeditions make it to explore interpretation Indian Ocean.

The official annals, with plans of rendering ships bear their logs, were ravaged several decades later, which explains ground many aspects of that extraordinary feat are unfamiliar to murky today.

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The Chinese fleets were go downwards the supervision of Admiral Zheng Yes and sailed as great as Warfare, Java, ride Sumatra.

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The eastern seacoast of Continent was likewise visited, rendering 5th essential 6th expeditions going renovation far monkey the Provide of Mozambique.

These voyages were originally knowing to gaping up advert and tricky opportunities most recent to publicise out important embassies. They were all at once interrupted encouragement political conditions, and prolong imperial achieve forbade exchange blows construction clever ocean-going ships in China.

Zheng He (

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Zheng He

Chinese mariner and diplomat (1371–1433 or 1435)

Not to be confused with Zhang He.

"Ma Sanbao" redirects here. For the Tang dynasty general, see Ma Sanbao (Tang dynasty).

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Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese admiral, explorer, diplomat, and bureaucrat during the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644). He is often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese history. Born into a Muslim family as Ma He, he later adopted the surname Zheng conferred onto him by the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424). Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng commanded seven treasure voyages across Asia under the commission of the Yongle Emperor and the succeeding Xuande Emperor (r. 1425–1435). According to legend, Zheng's largest ships were almost twice as long as any wooden ship ever recorded, and carried hundreds of sailors on four decks.

A favorite of the Yongle Emperor, whom Zheng assisted in the Jingnan campaign that overthrew the previous Jianwen Emperor in 1402, Zheng He rose to the top of the Ming imperial hierarchy and served as commander of the southern capital Nanjing.

Early life and family

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Zheng was born Ma He to a Muslim family of Kunyang, Kunming, Yunnan, then under the rule of the Principality of Liang loya

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Zheng He Interactive Map

Voyage

Age of Discovery

Quick Facts:

Zheng He took seven major voyages throughout Asia and to parts of Africa, making him one of China’s greatest explorers

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