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- To establish good trade relationships with several countries in Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and Africa.
- To find new trade routes and introduce Chinese trade.

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- His original birth name was Ma He
- Used several different types of ships including Patrol Boats and Water Tankers
- His ancestors were Arabians who had immigrated into China

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1st Voyage 1405-1407
2nd Voyage 1407-1409
3rd Voyage 1409-1411
4th Voyage 1413-1415
5th Voyage  1416-1419
6th Voyage 1421-1422
7th Voyage 1430-1433

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- Established Chinese presence in the trading world
- His travels helped open up routes that would later be used by other voyagers to discover and explore the Americas
- Brought back a giraffe that started the first zoo in China

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- He was an Admiral, Grand Director, and eventually a Chief Envoy during the treasure ship voyages.
- He explored for the country of china for nearly 3 decades, from 1405 to 1433.

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- Died in 1433 of disease either during or soon after his very last voyage in Kozhikode, India.

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Was born in 1371 in a Kunyang Subdistrict beyond Chinese borders to a Muslim Family. They were part of the Hui People
- Had 4 sisters and 1 older brother
- Was taken to the Imperial Chinese Capital to be a court eunuch