Cheng Ho (1371-ca. 1433) was a eunuch in the service of the Ming emperor Yung-lo and commander in chief of the Chinese expeditionary fleet to the South Seas in the early years of the 15th century. Born into a family named Ma, presumably of Mongol-Arab...

Cheng Ho Born c. 1371, Kunyang, K’un-ming, China Died c. 1433, Calicut, India When Cheng Ho (or Zheng He) was a young boy, he was made a servant of the Chinese emperor. He then rose to become an important military leader and admiral. Although his...

1371-c. 1433 Chinese Admiral and Explorer Cheng Ho was one of the greatest early explorers, expanding the predominance of his homeland China into many foreign lands, particularly those in or bordering on the Indian Ocean. After his death, however,...

Between 1405 and 1433 admiral Cheng Ho (1371-1433) commanded seven grand voyages from China to southeast Asia, India, Arabia, the Persian Gulf, and the eastern coast of Africa. To some western scholars, versed in the European voyages of exploration...

Zheng He (traditional Chinese: 鄭和; simplified Chinese: 郑和; pinyin: Zhèng Hé; Wade-Giles: Cheng Ho; Birth name: 馬三寶 / 马三宝; pinyin: Mǎ Sānbǎo; Arabic name: حجّي محمود شمس Hajji Mahmud Shams) (1371–1433), was a...

Dreyer, Edward L. Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433. Old Tappan, N.J.: Pearson Longman, 2006. 238pp. $20.67 The military history of China has become a common element in the professional reading of many American military officers. Journals...

The corruption of China's food and drug sectors is not limited to one man. Likewise, real reform will require the efforts of many. The execution of Zheng Xiaoyu, the corrupt head of China's State Food and Drug Administration, was a shock. Just weeks...

Compares the voyages of Zheng-He with those of the Europeans in the late 15th and 16th centuries. Deals with motivation, government involvement, individualism, greed, and conquest.