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Zheng He

Chinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat

  • Fame77.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • China rank#13
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame77.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • China rank#13
  • Historical Figures rank#35
  • Wikipedia53.9K
Lived 1371–1433, aged 62China
China flagChinaHistorical Figures
  • Wikipedia
    146 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in China
    #13
    Historical Figures
  • Era
    1371–1433
    Aged 62
Summary
Updated 2026-06-08

He commanded the largest wooden armada the world had ever seen, carrying hundreds of sailors across the Indian Ocean decades before European explorers left their coastlines — then China turned inward and let the memory fade.

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Born Ma He into a Muslim family in 1371, he was taken as a eunuch into imperial service and became a trusted ally of the Yongle Emperor, helping him seize the throne in 1402. Renamed Zheng He, he rose to command the southern capital at Nanjing and was given an extraordinary commission: between 1405 and 1433, he led seven treasure voyages across Asia under two emperors, projecting Ming military power into the Indian Ocean and anchoring state-controlled trade networks that stretched from China to the Swahili coast of Africa. His largest ships, according to legend, were almost twice as long as an…

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Fame
Falling
77.1
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Score components
Historical25.9
Now attention8.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#13
Category rank
#35
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