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The Ming Treasure Fleets: Eunuch Admiral Zheng He's Forgotten Voyages

The Ming Treasure Fleets: Eunuch Admiral Zheng He's Forgotten Voyages

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Long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, a massive Chinese fleet under the eunuch admiral Zheng He sailed from the Yangtze to the east coast of Africa. This episode of The History of China explores the seven epic voyages of the Ming dynasty's treasure ships—junks that dwarfed anything European navies would build for centuries. We follow Zheng He's rise from a captive boy in Yunnan to the commander of the world's largest armada, and his missions to project Ming power and gather tribute from dozens of kingdoms across Southeast Asia, India, the Persian Gulf, and Africa. Lucas and Luna discuss the shipbuilding marvels at the Longjiang shipyard, the diplomatic gifts of zebras and giraffes that reached Beijing, and the rival court factions that eventually ended the voyages. They also examine the controversial burning of the fleet's blueprints and the ensuing debate over whether China deliberately turned away from maritime expansion. Along the way, they touch on the Yongle Emperor's ambitions, the role of Muslim eunuchs in Ming diplomacy, and what the treasure fleet's story reveals about China's relationship with the sea. #ZhengHe #MingDynasty #TreasureFleet #YongleEmperor #IndianOcean #MaritimeHistory #EunuchAdmiral #Shipbuilding #SilkRoad #EastAfrica #MingChina #Exploration #LongjiangShipyard #Nanjing #Malacca #Calicut #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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