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ZHENG HE
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INTRODUCTION
Zheng He,Originally called Ma He, was born in
what is now Jinning County,Kunming City of
Yunnan Province in 1371,The fourth year of
the Hongwu reign period (1368-1398) of the
Ming Dynasty.His Last Name,"He" Ment Peace
but Zheng didn't mean anything. He lived just
beyond the borders of China (Later Yunnan
Province in the southwestern part of
China).He had a family that he was born
from,But he didn't "Make" a family since he
served as the servant for Prince Zhu Di,Since
the royal "Parents"didn't want there Children
to fall in love with the servants,when they got
Zheng he they cut off his six sex
organs,Because of this Zheng he couldn't get
married or get childen of his own.
TRAVELS
Emperor Zhu Di; Before Prince Zhu Di, named
Zheng he Chief Envoy and instructed him to
put together a fleet and explore the world
(Zheng he was one of the Top Servants). He
went East to The Persian Empire and Africa;
Routes aren't called anything. Zheng He also
went to areas along the South China Sea and
the Indian Ocean. He didn't expect anything,All
he needed to do was to establish trade
relations/routes.Around the world; He went
on seven missions establishing trade relations
with over Twenty-five countrys. He was the
"Christopher Columbus" of China.
JOURNEYS
His first Voyage is estimated to have over 200
total "Junks" also known as ships and nearly
28,000 men. Some of Zheng He's Hardships
were Commanding his ships and thousands of
men into a organized fleet capable of carrying
out his orders. Radio communication was n9ot
invented so therefore, orders were relayed
between ships from flag and hand signals from
ship to ship. To navigate he utilized the stars,
landmarks and visual observations.
D I S C OV E R I E S
From Africa, he brought giraffes to China, He
found out that most of the Muslim were
Chinese, most natives still Hindu, and he found
the one and only Taiwan. He Found and didn't
find what he was looking for, because the
Emperor only wanted him to set up trades, find
routes, But not to look for anything; while he
traveled by see he came up on a island and
claimed it for China and called it "Taiwan"
LEGACY
Zheng He did become famous during his
lifetime since he established routes to
different countries by sea, and founded a
Marine fleet. Sadly, He did at 1433 (age 6162) at sea, Sailing east from Calicut. He was
laid to rest at sea, though legend states
that his crew returned to Nanjing with a
piece of his hair braid, along with his shoes
for a burial on land. There is also no known
current locations named after him.
ADDITIONAL
FA C T S
Zheng He was a Muslim and studied Islam
teachings when he was young.Zheng he
was also was a prisoner of the Ming
Dynasty armies during their cleansing of
all the remaining descendents of the Yuan
Dynasty between 1279 and 1368. A
contentious theory suggests that Zheng
he discovered most parts of the world in
his voyages 1420s,some 50 years before
Christopher Columbus. He was the most
prominent maritime explorer in all
China's history as he had amazing abilities
and vision. There is tangible evidence of
visits by Zheng He in Over 30 African and
Asian regions and countries.