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...

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,...

(born &circa; 1371, Kunyang, Yunnan province, China—died April 1433, Calicut, India) Eunuch admiral and diplomat who helped extend Chinese maritime and commercial influence throughout the region bordering on the Indian Ocean.The Yongle emperor...

Zheng He (traditional Chinese: é"­å'; simplified Chinese: é'å'; pinyin: Zhèng Hé; Wade-Giles: Cheng Ho; Birth name: 馬ä'寶 / 马ä'å®; pinyin: MÇ SÄnbÇo; Arabic name: حجÙ'Ù Ù...Ø­Ù...Ùد Ø'Ù...س Hajji Mahmud Shams) (1371–1433), was a...