The Treasure Fleet was abandoned at the urging of a political ... Under the command of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, the Chinese were routinely sailing to Africa and back decades before Columbus ...

During his revolt, Zhu Di's right-hand man had been the Muslim eunuch Zheng He, whom he now appointed to command the treasure fleet. At the start of the first of Zheng He's epic voyages in 1403 ...

Together, Zheng and Shi commanded the largest fleet, the Red Flag Fleet ... in a storm or also killed by the Vietnamese. Either way, he was gone, and it was time for his widow to take over.

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Between 1405 and 1433 Admiral Zheng He of China led seven epic ... the course of history But after the seven voyages he and his Treasure Fleet were forgotten by China and the world for six hundred ...

China, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia have teamed up to co-produce a movie, giving Asian heritage-themed storytelling and diplomacy a boost through the daring voyages of the widely admired Chinese admiral ...

She agreed to marry him, but only if he gave her partial control of his fleet and half of his earnings. Zheng Yi consented to the deal, and they went on to get married and have two sons.

Between 1405 and 1433 Admiral Zheng He of China led seven epic ... the course of history But after the seven voyages he and his Treasure Fleet were forgotten by China and the world for six hundred ...

From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He embarked – nearly a century before Christopher Columbus set foot in America – on seven epic voyages and commanded a fleet with about 30,000 sailors, reaching ...