WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From 1405 until 1433, the Chinese imperial eunuch Zheng He led seven ocean expeditions for the Ming emperor that are unmatched in world history.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1405 to 1433 CE, the Chinese admiral Zheng He led seven great voyages, unmatched in history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Zheng He, like many great explorers before and since, died in the middle of an expedition, his seventh voyage. The great admiral died in Calicut in 1433 CE, and his body was returned to China for burial in Nanjing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overall He visited more than 30 countries and by some estimates covered 160, 000 sea miles (about 300, 000 kilometers).

Detailed explanation-5: -The fleet visited Champa (now in southern Vietnam), Siam (Thailand), Malacca (Melaka), and the island of Java and then through the Indian Ocean to Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast of India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Zheng He returned to China in 1407.