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15th Century Chinese Mariners: Part 1 – The Hongwu Emperor

By T.V. Antony Raj . In the 14th and 15th century, the three major cultural realms: China, Christendom and the Islamic World, dominated the maritime activities around Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the...

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15th Century Chinese Mariners: Part 4 – Zheng He’s fleet

By T.V. Antony Raj . Traditional accounts of Zheng He’s voyages describe a great fleet of massive  wooden ships, the largest sail-powered wooden vessels in human history. The Yongle Emperor planted...

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15th Century Chinese Mariners: Part 5 – Zheng He’s Seventh Voyage

By T.V. Antony Raj . Zhu Zhanji, the Xuande Emperor . The Xuande Emperor (Born as Zhu Zhanji ), the fifth Ming Emperor of China. (Source: ming-yiguan.com) . On June 27, 1425, the Hongxi Emperor’s son...

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15th Century Chinese Mariners: Part 6 – Did They Reach the Americas Before...

By T.V. Antony Raj . Did the eunuch admiral Zengh He set foot in America? According to medieval Chinese sources the eunuch Zheng He, the favorite admiral of the Yongle Emperor, commanded six...

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Paintings of “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”

By T.V. Antony Raj . The era of Song dynasty (宋朝) that succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history began in 960 and continued until 1279. There are two distinct periods in...

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