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Did the voyages of Zheng He benefit the Ming Dynasty?
How much benefit did the Ming receive from Zheng He’s trips? The Yongle emperor sent Zheng He on voyages to impose imperial control over foreign trade with China. They also sent him to show foreign countries the power of the Ming Dynasty was. They created new trade with the new world and brought back foreign treasures.
Why did the Ming dynasty end the voyages of Zheng He?
Ming Reasoning First, the Yongle Emperor who sponsored Zheng He’s first six voyages died in 1424. His son, the Hongxi Emperor, was much more conservative and Confucianist in his thought, so he ordered the voyages stopped. For all of these reasons, Ming China stopped sending out the magnificent Treasure Fleet.
What was the impact of Zheng He’s voyages?
Zheng He’s voyages to western oceans expanded China’s political influence in the world. He was able to expand new, friendly ties with other nations, while developing relations between the east-west trade opportunities.
Why was Zheng He significant to the Indian Ocean trade?
Since he was determined to control trading in the Indian Ocean, one of his first acts was to commission the construction of 3,500 ships, with Zheng He supervising the construction and then commanding the fleet. Some of these ships were the largest marine craft the world had ever known.
Why are the voyages of Zheng He important?
What did Zheng He do in the Indian Ocean?
Diplomat, soldier, admiral and eunuch. Possibly, also, the model for Sinbad the Sailor [1]. Chinese admiral Zheng He mapped the Indian Ocean from Japan to Kenya and conducted seven epic voyages across the “Western Seas” to cement centuries of Chinese dominance in trade and seafaring across the Indian Ocean.
Who was Zheng He in the Ming dynasty?
Zheng He (also known as Cheng Ho) was born in what is now Jinning County, Kunming City of Yunnan Province in 1371, the fourth year of the Hongwu reign period (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty. He was originally surnamed Ma, and later was known as San Bao (Three Treasures).
How big was Zheng He’s fleet of ships?
Zheng He’s fleet of 317, 400-foot-long ships went from Southeast Asia to Indonesia and Africa and back again nearly a century before Europeans connected the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. China Photos/Getty Images Preparation for a 600th anniversary exhibition on Zheng He’s voyages in Shanghai. July 2005.
When did Zheng He become an imperial envoy?
… From the time when we, Zheng He and his companions, at the beginning of the Yongle period [1402-1424] received the Imperial commission as envoys to the barbarians up till now seven voyages have taken place and each time we have commanded several tens of thousand government soldiers and more than a hundred ocean-going vessels.