Voyages of Zheng He (23 déc. 1405 – 23 déc. 1433)

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Zheng He: Chinese Muslim admiral who led all seven explorations

- LARGE-scale everything (distance, size, etc.)
- Southeast Asia to Eastern Africa
- 40-300 ships per voyage, > 400 feet long, > 27,000 crew
- distributed gifts to show Chinese superiority (16 countries sent tribute)

1433: stopped exploration- Chinese scholar-officials deemed it a waste of valuable resources

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