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Zheng He
- This is a Chinesename; the family name is Zheng.
Zheng He or Ma He is en (Chinese 郑和; –) was an explorer, diplomat, and admiral from China.
He lived during the Ming Dynasty. Zheng He was the leader of a very large fleet of ships that traveled all over the Indian Ocean and Southwest Asia.
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Zheng He was an eunuch of China's Imperial Court. The fleet that Zheng He commanded had ships that were very large. 28, Chinese soldiers were on board these ships.
Early life
[change | change source]Zheng He was born in Kunyang, a village in Yunnan.[1] He was born with the name Ma He (Chinese 马三宝).
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He and his family were Muslim.[2] At the time, Yunnan was ruled by Mongols. In , however, a Ming army invaded and took control of the area.[3]
Ma He was taken as a prisoner by the Ming armies.
He was about 10 years old.[1] He was castrated and then taken away to serve the Prince, Zhu Di (the future emperor).[4] Ma He became a