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Zheng He (pronounced jung ha) was born in 1371 in Yunnan, in the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains, 6,000 feet (not quite 2,000 meters) above sea level and two months’ journey to the nearest seaport. As a child Zheng He was named Ma He. Ma He’s father, a minor official in the Mongol Empire, was not Mongol; his ancestors were Persian Muslims.
19 de ene. de 2022 · Zheng He’s flagship “treasure ships” may have been the largest wooden vessels ever constructed, and larger than any ship built until the end of the 19th century. The Ming official records, and many historians, contend that the treasure ships were some 450-feet long, though other scholars, including Sally Church and Xīn Yuánōu 辛元歐 , argue that the ships were only half that large.
Zheng He est né en 1371 dans la province du Yunnan contrôlée par les Mongols. Il a été élevé dans une famille musulmane jusqu'à l'âge de dix ans, lorsqu'il a été capturé par les forces d'invasion des Ming. Ayant été capturé lors d'une guerre, Zheng He a été castré et forcé de devenir un serviteur de la cour des Ming.
13 de ago. de 2021 · The Chinese admiral Zheng He must have made quite the impression when the 300 ships under his command arrived at a new destination. The biggest vessels, known as “treasure ships,” were by some ...
28 de jul. de 2010 · Zheng He was an admiral in the time of "empire", when there were no boundaries, no frontier limits, says China expert Edward Friedman. "The expeditions were real events - Zheng's achievements were ...
Zheng He’s armada of 317 ships ranked as the largest in the world until modern times. Following Zheng He’s death, the Xuande emperor moved to isolate China and banned all further expeditions. All of Zheng He’s ships were destroyed along with most of the records of the seven voyages. Only recently have the Chinese begun to celebrate the ...
1 de dic. de 2022 · Zheng He’s seventh voyage was to be his last. The 62-year-old admiral died on the return journey in 1433. He was buried at sea, and the fleet turned back to China. Soon after, the emperor, supported by Confucian officials, ordered the ships to be burned and outlawed most maritime trade.
