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Wang Jinghong

Type Figure Region China Time c. 1370–1440 Also known as Wang Jinghong

Wang Jinghong was a Ming dynasty eunuch and navigator who served as deputy envoy during Zheng He's voyages, co-commanding the treasure fleet.

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  1. 1421–1422Longjiang, Nanjing · JiangsuServed as Zheng He's deputy envoy from the 19th to 20th year of the Yongle reign, leading the treasure fleet on the sixth voyage to the Western Seas, passing through Champa, Java, Malacca, Ceylon, Calicut, and other places, and assisting chief envoy Zheng He in completing tributary envoys and trade missions before returning to Nanjing.

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