The countries beyond the horizon and at the ends of the earth have all become subjects.

Zheng He

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Zheng He

Born in 1371 into a Muslim family in Yunnan, Zheng He became a eunuch at the Ming court. Commanding seven treasure voyages with fleets of over 200 ships, he reached Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa.

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Source: Changle inscription (1431)Verified

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We have traversed more than one hundred thousand li of immense water spaces and have beheld in the ocean huge waves like mountains rising sky-high.

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