Maritime Tribute and Trade under the Yongle Court (1403–1424)

1. Maritime Trade Supervisorates reopened for tribute trade

   Jan 1, 1403Labels: Maritime Trade, Guangzhou Port, Quanzhou Port

   • Springer

2. Orders issued for 200 seagoing transport ships

   Sep 4, 1403Labels: Nanjing Capital, Seagoing Transport

   • Treasure Ship
   • Voyages Timeline

3. Envoy Yin Qing dispatched to Malacca

   Oct 28, 1403Labels: Yin Qing, Malacca Sultanate

   • Parameswara

4. Additional order for 50 seagoing ships

   Mar 1, 1404Labels: Seagoing Transport, Yongle Court

   • Treasure Ship
   • Voyages Timeline

5. Zheng He’s first voyage departs from Nanjing

   Jul 11, 1405Labels: Zheng He, Nanjing

   • Britannica
   • Voyages Timeline

6. Ming defeat of Chen Zuyi secures Palembang route

   Jan 1, 1407Labels: Chen Zuyi, Palembang

   • Palembang Battle
   • Shi Jinqing

7. Old Port Pacification Superintendency established in Palembang

   Oct 8, 1407Labels: Old Port, Shi Jinqing

   • Old Port

8. Order issued for third treasure voyage

   Jan 16, 1409Labels: Third Treasure, Yongle Court

   • Treasure Voyages
   • Britannica

9. Ming–Kotte conflict demonstrates coercive capacity

   Jan 1, 1410Labels: Ming Kotte, Sri Lanka

   • Ming Kotte War
   • Britannica

10. Parameswara visits Ming court and receives recognition

    Jan 1, 1411Labels: Parameswara, Malacca

    • Parameswara

11. Third voyage returns with captives and envoys

    Jul 6, 1411Labels: Third Voyage, Nanjing

    • Britannica
    • Voyages Timeline

12. Orders issued for fourth voyage

    Dec 18, 1412Labels: Fourth Voyage, Yongle Court

    • Voyages Timeline
    • Britannica

13. Fourth voyage expands westward to Hormuz

    Jan 1, 1413Labels: Fourth Voyage, Hormuz

    • Britannica
    • Treasure Voyages

14. Beijing formally becomes the Ming capital

    Jan 1, 1421Labels: Beijing Capital, Yongle Court

    • Britannica

15. Sixth voyage ordered; suspension soon announced

    Mar 3, 1421Labels: Sixth Voyage, Yongle Court

    • Voyages Timeline

16. Zheng He sent to Palembang on diplomatic mission

    Feb 27, 1424Labels: Zheng He, Shi Jinqing

    • Voyages Timeline
    • Old Port

17. Death of the Yongle Emperor ends an era

    Aug 12, 1424Labels: Yongle Emperor, 1424 Death

    • Voyages Timeline
    • Britannica