Zheng He's Voyages: Prince Zhu Di

Zheng He (1371-1433) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during the early Ming Dynasty of China. He was originally born as Ma He into a Muslim family, later adopted the surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle. He was born 1371 where is now known as Jinning County, Kunming City of Yunnan Province in 1371. He was raised a Muslim. He’s father and grandfather had made the pilgrimage to Mecca, therefore they both were familiar with the distant lands. Being raised from He’s father and grandfather He developed a curiosity about the outside world. The Ming Dynasty forces in Yunnan captured Zheng He, around 1381. He later was taken to Nanjing, where he was castrated and entered into imperial service. After, he was sent to Beiping (Present-day Beijing). Where he served in the palace of Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, fourth son of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Because of Zheng He’s brilliance and loyalty, he won the trust of Zhu Di. As a result, Prince Zhu Di chose Zheng He to serve as a personal bodyguard during his quest to become emperor. At this time Zheng He’s leadership and genius became noticeable. Zheng He fought beside Price Zhu Di for four years, he accompanied Prince Zhu Di for many campaigns and battles

He brought China and other countries closer. The social impacts of Zheng He is that he opened trading routes to other countries. He went on many voyages to discover places that were not discovered, he also went on voyages for trading goods and luxurious items. He served the Ming Dynasty by doing a lot of trading with other countries. Zheng He impacted the environment by his exploration by sailing on the sea which would damage the sea because the ship would pollute the waters in the ocean. Also, by him trading and exploring other countries He had produced waste from