HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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the voyages stopped and the navy was drastically cut
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a new leader was put in place and voyages to America began
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attention was placed on stopping Mongol attacks from the North
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a period of isolationism began
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Detailed explanation-1: -Zheng He’s voyages to western oceans expanded China’s political influence in the world. He was able to expand new, friendly ties with other nations, while developing relations between the east-west trade opportunities. Unfortunately, the official imperial records of his voyages were destroyed.
Detailed explanation-2: -First, the Yongle Emperor who sponsored Zheng He’s first six voyages died in 1424. His son, the Hongxi Emperor, was much more conservative and Confucianist in his thought, so he ordered the voyages stopped. (There was one last voyage under Yongle’s grandson, Xuande, in 1430-33.)
Detailed explanation-3: -Zhèng Hé’s voyages expanded China’s political influence in the world. He was able to secure and construct diplomatic ties with other nations while developing the trade between the east and west.
Detailed explanation-4: -The voyages were intended to display China’s power and culture and bring foreign treasures back to the Ming court. Zheng He set sail on his first voyage in 1405, commanding some 27, 800 men. His massive armada comprised 317 ships, including 62 “treasure ships” packed with rich gifts for heads of state.
Detailed explanation-5: -Linked to eunuch politics and wasteful policies, the voyages were over. By the century’s end, ships could not be built with more than two masts, and in 1525 the government ordered the destruction of all oceangoing ships.