Zheng+He

===....Zheng He was an ancient explorer from China. He was born in 1371, in southern China, and came from a Muslim family. His father was killed in battle in 1381, when he was little. Later in his years at the age of eleven he was captured and made the servent of a prince, Zhu Di, because he had no parents. The prince was extremly impressed with his loyalty and intelligence. Zheng He and the prince became great friends!===

===....Together they plotted to overthrow the emperor. They were very successful! The prince soonly became emperor, and during that time he made Zheng the commander of his army. The wanted to show China's greatness to others, so he put a fleet of ships under Zheng He's command to trade with other countries. He visited India and countries in South Asia. Here are some quotes found.**"We have traveled.... immense water spaces and have beheld waves like mountains rising sky high, and we have set eyes on regions far away hidden in blue of light vapors."**===

....Zheng He also led 7 major voyages. He used the magnetic compass for all of these voyages and his longest ones were over 3 whole years! Here are the years of each voyage....
===....Sadly, in 1433 he was not able to finish his 7th voyage because the death tole soon took its place. He was buried at sea on the Malabar coast in 1433. After Zheng He's death, a new ruler banned all further over seas voyages. Which caused China to only focus on themselves, but Zheng He will not soon be forgotten.===
 * 1ST VOYAGE: 1405- 1407
 * 2ND VOYAGE: 1407- 1409
 * 3RD VOYAGE: 1409- 1411
 * 4TH VOYAGE: 1413- 1415
 * 5TH VOYAGE: 1416-1419
 * 6TH VOYAGE: 1421-1423
 * 7TH VOYAGE: 1430-

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 * =====He had a pet zebra AND giraffe=====
 * He had over 100 ships at his command
 * He sailed around 60 years before Columbus
 * =====He was born in a family of eight=====

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