Yishiha
Sign in to saveYishiha (; also rendered as Išiqa and Isiha; Jurchen: 60px ) (fl. 1409–1451), sinicized name Yi Xin (易信), was a Jurchen eunuch of the Ming dynasty of China. He served the Ming emperors who commissioned several expeditions down the Songhua and Amur Rivers during the period of Ming rule of Manchuria, and is credited with the construction of the only two Ming dynasty Buddhist temples ever built on the territory of present-day Russia.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Heilongjiang
- Occupation
- geographer
- Military rank
- admiral
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- date of birth
- 1409-00-00
- subject has role
- eunuch
- date of death
- 1451-00-00
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Yishiha (; also rendered as Išiqa and Isiha; Jurchen: 60px ) (fl. 1409–1451), sinicized name Yi Xin (易信), was a Jurchen eunuch of the Ming dynasty of China. He served the Ming emperors who commissioned several expeditions down the Songhua and Amur Rivers during the period of Ming rule of Manchuria, and is credited with the construction of the only two Ming dynasty Buddhist temples ever built on the territory of present-day Russia.
==Early life== thumb|upright=2|Yishiha's voyages in the context of military and diplomatic activities in the Yongle Emperor|Yongle era of the [[Ming dynasty. Yishiha's route is in blue, along with those of Zheng He (in black) and Chen Cheng (in green).]] It is believed that Yishiha was a Haixi Jurchen by origin, and was captured by the Ming forces in the late 14th century. He worked under two important eunuchs, Wang Zhen and Cao Jixiang. It is speculated by modern historians that he rose to prominence by participating in imperial court politics and serving the Yongle Emperor's concubines of Manchu (Jurchen) origin.
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