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Zheng He, Ming admiral and explorer

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ScholarMing admiral and explorer

Zheng He郑和

Approximate dateNanjing

A Muslim admiral of Ming China who led seven great fleets across the Indian Ocean to Africa.

Born Ma He to a Hui Muslim family in Yunnan whose father had made the Hajj, he was captured as a boy and rose at the Ming court. Between 1405 and 1433 his treasure fleets reached Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and East Africa, and members of his crews visited Makkah.

What grew out of it?

Mosques in Indonesia and Malaysia honour him as part of the region's Muslim story.

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Who else is linked?

NanjingMing and Qing ChinaMogadishuMalacca

Who lived at the same time?

Bayezid IBarquqTimurMehmed IShah RukhMurad IBarsbayMuhammad V of Granada

Source: history · Wikipedia

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