Fifteenth-century China was a maritime powerhouse that explored new lands and opened trade routes. The multi-talented Zheng ...

The emperor and Admiral Zheng He had been friends since the admiral was in his teens, and they trusted one another. The voyage had multiple objectives. It would permit the Chinese to explore new areas ...

"Know your enemies, know yourself", advised Sun Zi in his famous Art of War (AoW). In contrast, the legendary Admiral Zheng He would have said, "Know your collaborators, know yourself", and this would ...

One remarkable figure who epitomises this connection is the legendary Chinese Admiral Zheng He, whose seven voyages between 1405 and 1433 changed the course of maritime history and established a ...

Chinese Admiral Zheng He, operating under orders from the Ming emperor, led a series of missions consisting of 300 gigantic wooden warships. These great ships went from China down to India ...