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Zheng He

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Also known as Ma He, Cheng Ho, Sanbao, Sanbao Taijian

Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat

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Zheng He was a Chinese explorer and diplomat who sailed vast distances across the Indian Ocean in the early 1400s, leading massive expeditions that demonstrated China's maritime power and naval technology. His voyages are significant because they showed that China was capable of extensive global exploration centuries before European maritime expansion, though the expeditions were eventually abandoned.

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Instance of
human
Family name
Ma
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ming dynasty
Place of birth
Kunming
Place of death
Nanjing
Occupation
traveler
Languages spoken
Chinese
Religion
Islam
Notable work
Treasure Voyages
Image
Zheng He.jpg
Work location
Indian Ocean
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Zheng He
date of death
1435-00-00
date of birth
1371-00-00
birth name
Ma He
commander of (DEPRECATED)
Treasure Voyages
described by source
History of Ming
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
topic's main category
Category:Zheng He
start of work period
1405-00-00
name in native language
鄭和
ethnic group
Hui people
subject has role
eunuch
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Encyclopedic overview

Birth name Traditional Chinese馬和 Simplified Chinese马和

Zheng He (Wade-Giles: Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese explorer, admiral, diplomat, and eunuch from the early Ming dynasty, who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese history. Born into a Muslim family as Ma He, he later adopted the surname Zheng conferred onto him by the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424).

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