<<[1]Zheng He is (用现在时"is") the most famous martime explorer in Chinese history. [2] In 1405 A.D., so as to consolidate border defense and promote martime trading, the rulers of Ming Dynasty dispatched Zheng He as the fleet admiral to the Western (Indian) Ocean. In all seven voyages, over 100,000 sailors participated and over 30 countries and regions were visited. [3] The fleet travelled through East Asia, West Asia, and went as far as to the African Continent. [4] Zheng He's global navigation to the Western (Indian) Ocean is a great achievement in history. The voyages reflected the excellent navigational and organisational skills of Zheng He. They also displayed the national strength and prestige of Ming Dynasty, thereby strengthening its bilateral relationships with other countries. >> (原文)"Zheng He (1371–1433 or 1435), originally named Ma He, was a Hui court eunuch, mariner,explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming dynasty. Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433.As a favorite of the Yongle Emperor, whose usurpation he assisted, he rose to the top of the imperial hierarchy and served as commander of the southern capital Nanjing (the capital was later moved to Beijing by the Yongle Emperor). These voyages were long neglected in official Chinese histories but have become well known in China and abroad since the publication ofLiang Qichao's Biography of Our Homeland's Great Navigator, Zheng He in 1904. A trilingual stele left by the navigator was discovered on the island of Sri Lanka shortly thereafter."
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