when he was about 10. Assigned to the retinue of Chu Ti‚ who later became emperor‚ Cheng accompanied him on military campaigns‚ culminating in the usurpation of the throne by Chu Ti in 1402. Ma Ho proved himself to be an exceptional servant to Prince Zhu Di. He became skilled in the arts of war and diplomacy and served as an officer of the prince. Zhu Di renamed Ma Ho as Cheng Ho because the eunuch’s horse was killed in battle outside of a place called Zhenglunba. (Cheng Ho is also Zheng He in the
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of the Ming dynasty between 1405 until 1433; it was that time that exploration of China was pushed to its furthest limits. Seven unmatched voyages led by the Chinese imperial eunuch Zheng He. The voyages he led where nothing compared to the expeditions previous explorers had made. As a navigator‚ Zheng He single handedly controlled 27‚800 men and a fleet of 62 treasure ships supported by 190 smaller ships. There was a variety of small ships‚ including supply ships‚ troop transports‚ warships
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Dynasty; he is also known as Hongwu‚ Taizu‚ and Ming Taizu. Hongwu died in 1382‚ leaving his grandson‚ Huidi‚ the next heir. However‚ Chengzu‚ or Yongol‚ created a military campaign to seize the thrown. This started a three year civil war‚ but Yongol overcame Huidi and took the thrown as emperor in 1403. Yongol wanted all other countries to fear his Dynasty’s power and see it as being the strongest (Asia). He created an expansion plan of China’s tribute system and as a result Zheng He was appointed
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credits Zheng He‚ China’s version of Christopher Colombus with more miles. Zheng He was a Muslim prisoner of war that worked as a servant in the imperial court. He joined with the Emperor’s son Zhu Di to overthrow the Emperor’s successor. When Zhu Di took rule he granted Zheng He permission to conduct naval voyages. Zheng He sailed a ship with over 37‚000 men and 317 ships he went farther than any explorer before him or after him. With Zheng He’s excessive knowledge of traveling and how far he has
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happen. The first is voyages of Ming Admiral Zheng He. Zheng He led seven expeditions to the Indian Ocean. The expeditions established the Ming dynasty’s Indian Ocean trade links. He went on these seven voyages in serch of precious land and traded goods that he would bring back to his homeland in China. His voyages went smoothly‚ resulting in new finds of land and new trading goods that would be higly regarded in China where is was rare. Zheng He reached his goal and actually recieved higher than
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Americas before Columbus? Menzies takes on a voyage where he tries to find evidence to support his thesis and comes up with several different theories; his first stop: Calicut. Menzies claims that the Ming dynasty’s famous navigator Zheng He managed to reach the cape of good hope and from there he should have reached the Americas too. Gavin also claims that a famous Italian writer of the time‚ Nicolo ’ Di Conti‚ might have made contact with Zheng ’s fleet in Calicut and might have also left with them
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China Ruled the Seas Book Review In the book‚ When China Ruled the Seas‚ Levathes tells us about seven voyages made by junk armadas during the Chinese emperor Zhu Di’s reign. "Treasure ships" as they were called‚ were under the command of admiral Zheng He‚ these ships traded silk‚ porcelain‚ and many other fine objects of value. They sailed from India to East Africa‚ throughout Korea and Japan‚ and possibly as far as Australia. She believes that China might have been able to create a great colonial
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ruler Zhu Yunwen and the many Confucians who served him. However‚ there were many rumors that there was an emperor-monk in hiding. Some of the rumors said he was hiding out in Yunnan at a place called White Dragon Mountain. Other rumors said he went to Guangxi‚ and others that he fled to Fujian. One rumor said that he hung himself‚ another that he lived in the Gonglong Mountains and died in 1423. But one rumor said that
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based on the prominent stern on the back of the boat‚ I will assume that it is a Chinese boat coming into port. The most successful and well-known Chinese explorer was Zheng He. Although he died before this screen was completed‚ his explorations helped shape the Tributary System in China: "Despite their commercial overtones‚ Zheng He’s voyages were mere extensions of the Ming Empire’s Tributary System‚ a system not based on profit." 4 This
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Intro: During this Malacca trip‚ I learnt a lot of things about cultures‚ traditions and much more! And today‚ I am here to share my experiences and thoughts about the Malacca trip. Day 1: During the trip on the bus‚ I was very excited. I sat with my best friend‚ Isaiah. When we reached the first place‚ a plantation‚ we saw many things. We also got to see the starfruit tree. But other than only seeing plants‚ we also got to try to collect sap from a rubber tree! It was very fun.
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