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In 1371,Zheng He was born in what is now Yunnan Province to Muslim parents,who named①him Ma Sanbao.When he was 11 years old,invading②Ming armies captured Ma and took him to Nanjing.Then he was made to serve in the imperial palace③.
Ma befriended④ a prince there who later became the Emperor Yong Le.Brave,strong,intelligent and totally loyal⑤,Ma won the trust of the prince who,after ascending the throne⑥,gave him a new name Zheng He.
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Yong Le was an ambitious emperor who believed that China's greatness would be increased with an “opendoor”policy regarding international trade and diplomacy⑦ .In 1405,he ordered Chinese ships to sail to the Indian Ocean,and put Zheng He in charge of⑧ the voyage.Zheng went on to lead seven expeditions⑨in 28 years,visiting more than 30 countries.
The voyages helped expand foreign interest in Chinese goods such as silk and porcelain (瓷器).In addition⑩,Zheng He brought foreign items back to China.At the same time⑪,the fleet's⑫obvious strength meant that the Emperor of China commanded respect and inspired fear all over Asia.
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Though Zheng He died in 1433 and was probably buried at sea,a grave and small monument to him still exist in Jiangsu Province. Three years after Zheng He's death,a new emperor banned the construction of oceangoing⑬ships,and China's brief era of naval expansion was over.
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