| This tribute to Zheng He, master mariner of the Ming dynasty, is merely one frisson in the flurry of activities organised for the sexcentenary. |
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| It also suggests that Zheng He may have had Mongol and Arab ancestry and that he could speak Arabic. |
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| In November 1997 during a Harvard University speech, President Jiang Zemin praised Admiral Zheng He for spreading Chinese culture abroad. |
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| He permitted Zheng He to lead the seventh and last of his maritime expeditions. |
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| Professional historians contend that Zheng He reached the eastern coast of Africa, and dismiss Menzies's hypothesis as entirely without proof. |
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| One favorite was Zheng He, who employed his authority to launch major voyages of exploration into the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. |
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| One, Zheng He, led seven enormous voyages of exploration into the Indian Ocean as far as Arabia and the eastern coasts of Africa. |
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| Admiral Zheng He was commissioned to command the treasure fleet for the expeditions. |
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| On 15 May 1426, the Xuande Emperor ordered the Directorate of Ceremonial to send a letter to Zheng He to reprimand him for a transgression. |
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| When Zheng He returned from Palembang, he found that the Yongle Emperor had died during his absence. |
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| A tomb was built for Zheng He at the southern slope of Cattle Head Hill, Nanjing. |
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| Zheng He was placed as the admiral in control of the huge fleet and armed forces that undertook these expeditions. |
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| Although unmentioned in the official dynastic histories, Zheng He probably died during the treasure fleet's last voyage. |
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| According to medieval Chinese sources, Zheng He commanded seven expeditions. |
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| Among the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia, Zheng He became a figure of folk veneration. |
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| Indonesian Chinese have established temples to Zheng He in Jakarta, Cirebon, Surabaya, and Semarang. |
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| Initially Kunming Changshui International Airport was to be named Zheng He International Airport. |
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| The largest junks ever built were possibly those of Admiral Zheng He, for his expeditions in the Indian Ocean. |
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| It was then taken to China by explorer Zheng He and placed in a Ming dynasty zoo. |
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| Chinese admiral Zheng He and his naval expeditionary force landed at Galle, Sri Lanka in 1409 and got into battle with the local king. |
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| It is believed that the Chinese fleet under Admiral Zheng He travelled up the Chao Phraya river to Ayutthaya on 3 occasions. |
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| The Yongle Emperor appointed Admiral Zheng He to command the treasure fleet. |
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| He placed great trust in Zheng He, even giving him blank scrolls with the imperial seal so the admiral could issue imperial orders at sea. |
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| While returning homewards, Admiral Zheng He and his associates confronted the pirate fleet of Chen Zuyi at Palembang. |
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| On 30 October 1407, a grand director was dispatched with a squadron to Champa before Zheng He followed with the main body of the fleet. |
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| So either Zheng He was absent when the court issued the imperial order or he had not accompanied the fleet during the second voyage. |
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| Admiral Zheng He and a few of his troops traveled overland into Kotte, because Alakeshvara had lured them into his territory. |
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| Alakeshvara cut off Admiral Zheng He and his 2000 accompanying troops from the treasure fleet, anchored at Colombo. |
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| In response, Admiral Zheng He and his troops invaded Kotte, conquering its capital. |
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| Admiral Zheng He and other unnamed people had received orders to escort the ambassadors back home. |
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| Admiral Zheng He first made port at Quanzhou to load up the fleet's cargoholds with porcelain and other goods. |
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| Duyvendak suggested that Zheng He made a show of military force at Mogadishu and Lasa due to the unwelcome reception by the locals. |
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| Admiral Zheng He was dispatched with imperial letters, silk brocade, silk floss, silk gauze, and other gifts for the rulers of these countries. |
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| Zheng He found that the Yongle Emperor had died during his absence after he returned from Palembang. |
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| Zheng He governed the city with three eunuchs for internal matters and two military noblemen for external matters. |
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| Before departing for the seventh voyage, Admiral Zheng He and his associates had the Liujiagang and Changle inscriptions inscribed. |
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| The overland journey may have been undertaken by someone else than Zheng He himself. |
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| The Mingshi account about Lasa states that ambassadors from Lasa, Aden, and Brava traveled with Zheng He to China. |
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| Admiral Zheng He came back with envoys from 11 countries, including one from Mecca. |
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| However, the succeeding Xuande Emperor ordered Admiral Zheng He to command the fleet for the seventh voyage. |
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| It is possible that Admiral Zheng He made use of these ships for the sixth voyage. |
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| Once there, Admiral Zheng He would organize his fleet and make sacrifices to Tianfei. |
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| Admiral Zheng He followed for the most parts established trade routes during his voyages rather than unknown territory. |
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| Zheng He lived through the reigns of five Ming emperors, but he directly served three emperors in his life. |
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| In Luo's work, Admiral Zheng He sailed the oceans in search for a sacred imperial seal to restore harmony in the Middle Kingdom. |
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| Zheng He was ordered to initiate the construction of the fleet. |
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| On 25 March 1428, the Xuande Emperor ordered Zheng He and others to takeover the supervision for the rebuilding and repair of the Great Baoen Temple at Nanjing. |
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| In 1424, Admiral Zheng He traveled to Palembang to confer an official seal and letter of appointment upon Shi Jisun, who was placed in the office of Pacification Commissioner. |
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| From 1404 to 1433 Zheng He led expeditions into the Indian Ocean. |
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| Zheng He would be one of his commanders during this campaign. |
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| During this voyage, Zheng He and his fleet did not land on Ceylon. |
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| In 1424, Admiral Zheng He departed on a diplomatic mission to Palembang. |
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| Duyvendak thinks that Zheng He could not have been on the second voyage, because this ceremony was so important that it required Zheng He's attendance. |
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| Moreover, revisionist historians such as Jack Goldstone argue that the Zheng He voyages ended for practical reasons that did not reflect the technological level of China. |
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| Thus, on 24 February 1425, he appointed Admiral Zheng He as the defender of Nanjing and ordered him to continue his command over the treasure fleet for the city's defense. |
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| In modern times, interest in Zheng He revived substantially. |
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| In retaliation to the situation, Sekandar led his forces to attack the Ming forces, but Admiral Zheng He and his troops disembarked from their ships and captured Sekandar. |
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