Statue of the Chinese admiral Zheng He at the Indonesia Pavilion, Expo 2010

Zheng He

Zheng He (about 1371 to 1433) was a Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven large naval expeditions across the Indian Ocean for the Ming dynasty between 1405 and 1433. Born into a Muslim family in Yunnan, he rose from a captured boy to the most trusted officer of the Yongle Emperor. Early life of

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