Zheng He was a Chinese admiral, diplomat, and explorer who led seven major maritime expeditions during the Ming dynasty (1368β1644). Born into a Hui (Chinese Muslim) family in Yunnan province around 1371, he was taken into imperial service as a boy and later became a trusted official of the Yongle emperor. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng commanded enormous fleets that traveled through Southeast Asia and across the Indian Ocean.
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