Zheng He Treasure Voyages (1405–1433)

1. Yongle orders construction of treasure fleet

   Sep 4, 1403Labels: Yongle Emperor, Treasure fleet

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2. Ma He receives the surname Zheng

   Feb 11, 1404Labels: Zheng He, Ming court

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3. Treasure fleet prays at Liujiagang (Mazu rites)

   Jul 1, 1405Labels: Liujiagang, Mazu rites

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4. First voyage departs Nanjing for “Western Ocean”

   Jul 11, 1405Labels: Zheng He, Nanjing

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5. Fleet assembles at Taiping Anchorage (Changle)

   Aug 1, 1405Labels: Taiping Anchorage, Changle

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6. Battle of Palembang defeats pirate Chen Zuyi

   Jan 1, 1407Labels: Battle of, Chen Zuyi

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7. Chen Zuyi executed in Nanjing

   Oct 2, 1407Labels: Chen Zuyi, Nanjing

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8. Second voyage (re)opens Indian Ocean tributary routes

   Jan 1, 1408Labels: Second voyage, Indian Ocean

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9. Third voyage departs for India and beyond

   Oct 1, 1409Labels: Third voyage, India

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10. Fourth voyage reaches Hormuz in Persian Gulf

    Jan 1, 1413Labels: Fourth voyage, Hormuz

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11. Fifth voyage returns envoys and reaches East Africa

    Jan 1, 1417Labels: Fifth voyage, East Africa

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12. Orders issued for the sixth voyage

    Mar 3, 1421Labels: Sixth voyage, Ming court

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13. Yongle orders suspension of treasure voyages

    May 14, 1421Labels: Yongle Emperor, Voyage suspension

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14. Sixth voyage sends envoys home across Indian Ocean

    Nov 10, 1421Labels: Sixth voyage, Indian Ocean

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15. Sixth-voyage fleet returns to China

    Sep 3, 1422Labels: Sixth voyage, Treasure fleet

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16. Yongle Emperor dies; voyages soon curtailed

    Aug 12, 1424Labels: Yongle Emperor

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17. Hongxi Emperor terminates the treasure voyages

    Sep 7, 1424Labels: Hongxi Emperor

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18. Seventh voyage resumes under the Xuande Emperor

    Jan 1, 1431Labels: Seventh voyage, Xuande Emperor

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19. Zheng He dies during the seventh voyage

    Apr 1, 1433Labels: Zheng He, Calicut

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20. Seventh-voyage fleet returns; voyages end permanently

    Jul 1, 1433Labels: Seventh voyage, Treasure fleet

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