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Zheng He's First Voyage to the Western Seas

Type Event Region Asia Time 1405–1407

From 1405 to 1407, the Yongle Emperor ordered Zheng He to lead a massive fleet from Liujiagang at Taicang, sailing through Southeast Asia to India's …

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  1. 1405Liujiagang, Taicang · JiangsuZheng He led a fleet of treasure ships out of Liujiagang, sailing south through Champa, Java and other places. The fleet numbered over two hundred vessels and carried nearly thirty thousand men.
  2. 1406–1407Calicut (Kozhikode) · IndiaThe fleet arrived at Calicut and other states, investing local rulers and exchanging tribute envoys and goods, returning to Nanjing in the fifth year of Yongle (1407), successfully concluding the first voyage to the Western Seas.

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