{"slug": "zheng-he", "label": "Zheng He", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7333", "qid": "Q7333", "description": "Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat", "entries": 14, "years": 12, "span": [1371, 1433], "span_label": ["1371 CE", "1433 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 9}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ming-dynasty", "label": "Ming dynasty", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "nanjing", "label": "Nanjing", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "sri-lanka", "label": "Sri Lanka", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "yongle-emperor", "label": "Yongle Emperor", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "korea", "label": "Korea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "beijing", "label": "Beijing", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "indian-ocean", "label": "Indian Ocean", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "indonesia", "label": "Indonesia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "java", "label": "Java", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chinese-language", "label": "Chinese language", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yemen", "label": "Yemen", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "persian-gulf", "label": "Persian Gulf", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1371, "year_label": "1371 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Zheng He, Chinese mariner and explorer (d. 1433)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370413855#Births", "title": "1371", "revid": 1370413855, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1405, "year_label": "1405 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – Ming Dynasty fleet commander Zheng He sets sail from Suzhou, to explore the world for the first time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337543539#July–September", "title": "1405", "revid": 1337543539, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1408, "year_label": "1408 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Zheng He delivers 300 virgins from Korea to the Chinese Emperor Cheng Zu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360565942#Date_unknown", "title": "1408", "revid": 1360565942, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1409, "year_label": "1409 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Cheng Ho (or Zheng He), admiral of the Ming empire fleet, deposes the king of Sri Lanka.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998092#Date_unknown", "title": "1409", "revid": 1361998092, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1409, "year_label": "1409 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – The Galle Trilingual Inscription, with inscriptions in three languages (Chinese, Tamil and Persian) is installed by the Chinese admiral Zheng He at Galle in Sri Lanka, where he has stopped while on his way home during the second of his treasure voyages.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998092#January–March", "title": "1409", "revid": 1361998092, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1411, "year_label": "1411 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6 – Ming dynasty Chinese Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after his third voyage, and presents the ruler Vira Alakesvara, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to China's Emperor Cheng Zu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354941251#July–September", "title": "1411", "revid": 1354941251, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1412, "year_label": "1412 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "December 18", "text": "December 18 – China's Emperor Cheng Zu orders the fourth of the Ming treasure voyages, to be led by Admiral Zheng He.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357537157#October–December", "title": "1412", "revid": 1357537157, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1418, "year_label": "1418 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "December 30", "text": "December 30 – The Ming Chinese explorers, commanded by Admiral Zheng He, arrive in Yemen to open trade with the Arab kingdom, and the admiral is brought to the court of the Emir Al Malik al Nasir. The Chinese stay until January 27.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357024356#October–December", "title": "1418", "revid": 1357024356, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1419, "year_label": "1419 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The final 41 treasure ships are built in the Nanjing shipyards for use in the expeditions of Zheng He.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358545199#Date_unknown", "title": "1419", "revid": 1358545199, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1421, "year_label": "1421 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – Zheng He receives an imperial order from China's Emperor Zhu Di to begin the Ming treasure voyages, carrying imperial letters, silk products and other gifts to various rulers of countries around the Indian Ocean.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365656442#January–March", "title": "1421", "revid": 1365656442, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1428, "year_label": "1428 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "March 25", "text": "March 25 – China's Emperor Xuanzong of Ming directs Admiral Zheng He to oversee the rebuilding of the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing. The construction of the temple was completed in 1431.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359832254#January–March", "title": "1428", "revid": 1359832254, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1432, "year_label": "1432 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 7", "text": "March 7 – The seventh Ming Chinese overseas expedition fleet, led by Admiral Zheng He, arrives at the port of Surabaya on the island of Java (now in Indonesia). The Chinese do trading until leaving on July 13", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998124#January–March", "title": "1432", "revid": 1361998124, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1433, "year_label": "1433 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "January 17", "text": "January 17 – The seventh Ming Chinese overseas expedition fleet, led by Admiral Zheng He, arrives at the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, its furthest westward travel and stays for almost two months before setting off for its return to China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351320602#January–March", "title": "1433", "revid": 1351320602, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1433, "year_label": "1433 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 22", "text": "July 22 – Admiral Zheng He and the crew of the seventh Ming Chinese overseas expedition return to China, arriving at Beijing two and one half years after their departure on January 19, 1411 from Nanjing. With the completion of the maritime expedition, the fleet is dispersed, altering the balance of power in the Indian Ocean, and making it easier for Portugal and other Western naval powers to gain dominance over the seas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351320602#July–September", "title": "1433", "revid": 1351320602, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}