Chinese Exploration: the Voyages of Cheng Ho, 1405-1433
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Between 1405 and 1433 admiral Cheng Ho (1371-1433) commanded seven grand voyages from China to southeast Asia, India, Arabia, the Persi...
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Cheng Ho
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 ...
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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 a...
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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...
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During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, two noteworthy expeditions to encounter new parts of the world were carried out by Europe and China. China's main incentive for Zheng-He's voyage was base...
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Chinese Exploration: the Voyages of Cheng Ho, 1405-1433
Cheng Ho
Cheng Ho
