The Treasure Fleet was abandoned at the urging of a political ... Under the command of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, the Chinese were routinely sailing to Africa and back decades before Columbus ...

Between 1405 and 1433 Admiral Zheng He ... at the time Zheng He was bigger than life and could have changed the course of history But after the seven voyages he and his Treasure Fleet were ...

Between 1405 and 1433 Admiral Zheng He ... at the time Zheng He was bigger than life and could have changed the course of history But after the seven voyages he and his Treasure Fleet were ...

During his revolt, Zhu Di's right-hand man had been the Muslim eunuch Zheng He, whom he now appointed to command the treasure fleet. At the start of the first of Zheng He's epic voyages in 1403 ...