Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 0035-869x|113|2|186-197
ISSN： 0035-869x
Source： Royal Asiatic Society. Journal, Vol.113, Iss.2, 1981-04, pp. : 186-197
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Abstract
The significance of Chêng Ho's voyages (1405–1433) has usually been considered purely from the political point of view. In that connection he is noted as the Muslim eunuch who lived from A.D. 1371–1433, and commanded a force in support of the Yung-lo Emperor's seizure of the Ming throne. Thereafter, from 1405, he commanded half a dozen enormous fleets, which sailed to Southeast Asia, India, the Gulf, and eventually East Africa. In the legend of the overseas Chinese, he was ultimately deified as the Prince of the Three Gems.
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