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This is a Chinesename; the family name is Zheng.

Zheng He or Ma He is en (Chinese 郑和; 1371–1433) was an explorer, diplomat, and admiral from China.

He lived during the Ming Dynasty. Zheng He was the leader of a very large fleet of ships that traveled all over the Indian Ocean and Southwest Asia. Zheng He was an eunuch of China's Imperial Court.

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The fleet that Zheng He commanded had 317 ships that were very large. 28,000 Chinese soldiers were on board these ships.

Early life

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Zheng He was born in Kunyang, a village in Yunnan.^[1] He was born with the name Ma He (Chinese 马三宝).

He and his family were Muslim.^[2] At the time, Yunnan was ruled by Mongols. In 1381, however, a Ming army invaded and took control of the area.^[3]

Ma He was taken as a prisoner by the Ming armies.

He was about 10 years old.^[1] He was castrated and then taken away to serve the Prince, Zhu Di (the future emperor).^[4&#