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Under Emperor
Yunglo the Ming sent a series of expeditions
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between 1405 and
1423 to Southeast Asia, Persia, Arabia,
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and East Africa
under command of Zhenghe.
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The huge fleets
of large ships demonstrated a Chinese
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potential for
global expansion unmatched by other
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contemporary
nations.
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