Zheng He: The Greatest Explorer Of The World

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English : Mr. Dubard Memde Cassandra & Pawa Michelle The Introduction: If this name don’t tell you something , seems to you like you have never already heard that somewhere, we can definitely say you why . Zheng He is one of the biggest explorer of the world but unfortunately he is to one of the lesser known. SO WHO WAS HE ?: He was a famous Chinese maritime explorer. He went around the world 600 years ago, has allowed China to acquire and friendly international relations, commercial and forwarded through all these trips the image of China, powerful and impressive. He held the position of commercial and political emissary of Emperor Yongle , he traveled the seas for over 28 years (1405-1433), with its 27,000 men aboard 200 ships, over 50,000 kilometers and visited over 30 …show more content…

After 3 years Zhu Di ascended the throne under the name Ming Yongle . In 1403, Yongle planned construction of a fleet to deepen their knowledge of the world. The governance of the fleet was given to his good friend Zheng He. Two years later, sixty boat had been built. The final armada had roughly 300 boats. Of 1404-1433, Zheng He made seven expeditions and each expedition lasted more or less 2 years. He died in 1433(in the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Xuande Ming) at the age of 62 and was buried in the Bull's Head Hill (Niushou) in the southern suburbs of the present city of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province.. HIS EXPEDITIONS AND DISCOVERIES: 1) The first expedition (1405 - 1407): counted 62 vessels and 27,800 officers and crew. He had to intervene in a case of succession to the famous Javanese kingdom of Majapahit, as well as Palembang in Sumatra to resolve a conflict between the indigenous power and the local Chinese

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