#217 - Ming 10: I'm On A Boat!

<p>The Yongle Emperor decides it's time for Great Ming to bust out its swim trunks and its flippy-floppies... because he's going to make the biggest, bestest oceanic fleet of awesomesauce that the world has ever seen! And put in command is his trusted, tried-and-true battle-buddy: the Grand Admiral Zheng He!</p><br><p>Time Period Covered:</p><p>1371-1405 CE</p><br><p>Significant Historical Figures:</p><p>The Yongle Emperor (Zhu Di) [r. 1402-1424]</p><p>Grand Admiral Zheng He (né Ma He) [1371-1433]</p><p>Tianfei, the Goddess of the Sea and Patron Protector of Sailors [eternal]</p><br><p>Sources Cited:</p><p>Chan, Hok-lam. “The Chien-wen, Yung-lo, Hung-xi, Hsüan-te Reigns” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I.</p><p>Levathes, Louise. The China Ruled the Seas:The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433.</p><p>Paterson, Erik T. “James Lind, Zheng He and the Prevention of Scurvy” in The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 4.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>