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Jun 11, 1360
Zhu Di is born
son of future Mind Dynasty founder -
Jan 23, 1368
Ming Dynasty founded
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Feb 11, 1371
Zheng He is born
Born with the name Ma He to a Muslim family in Yunnan -
Feb 11, 1380
Zhu Di made Prince of Yan
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Feb 11, 1381
Ming army conquers Yunnan; kill Zheng He's fater and abduct Zheng He
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Feb 11, 1384
Zheng He is castrated and is sent to serve as a eunuch for Prince of Yan
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Period: Jun 30, 1398 to Jul 13, 1402
Reign of Jianwen Emperor
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Feb 11, 1399
Eunuch Ma He leads Prince of Yan's army to victory at Zheng Dike, Beijing
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Period: Feb 11, 1402 to Feb 11, 1405
Ma He serves as Director of Palace Servants, highest eunuch post
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Jul 11, 1402
Prince of Yan captures Nanjing; Jianwen Emperor dies in palace fire
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Jul 17, 1402
Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, becomes Yongle Emperor
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Feb 11, 1403
Yongle Emperor orders construction of huge fleet of treasure junks at Nanjing
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Feb 11, 1404
Yongle awards Ma He honorific name "zheng He"
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Period: Jul 11, 1405 to Oct 2, 1407
First Treasure Fleet, led by Admiral Zheng He, to Calicut, India
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Feb 11, 1407
Treasure Fleet defeats pirate Chen Zuyi at Straights of Malacca; Zheng He takes pirates to Nanjing for execution
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Period: Feb 11, 1407 to Feb 11, 1409
Second Voyage of Treasure Fleet, again to Calicut
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Period: Feb 11, 1409 to Feb 11, 1410
Yongle Emperor and Ming army battle Mongols
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Period: Feb 11, 1409 to Jul 6, 1411
Third Voyage of Treasure Fleet to Calicut. Ceylon succession dispute
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Period: Dec 18, 1412 to Aug 12, 1415
Fourth Voyage of the Treasure Fleet to Hormuz. Capture of the pretender Sekandar in Sumatra on return trip.
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Period: Feb 11, 1413 to Feb 11, 1416
Yongle Emperor's second campaign against the Mongols
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Period: Feb 11, 1417 to Aug 8, 1419
Fifth Voyage of the Treasure Fleet
To Arabia and East Africa -
May 16, 1417
Yongle Emperor enters new capital at Beijing, leaves Nanjing forever
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Period: Feb 11, 1421 to Sep 3, 1422
Sixth Voyage of the Treasure Fleet
To East Africa again -
Period: Feb 11, 1422 to Feb 11, 1424
Series of campaigns against the Mongols
Led by Yongle Emperor -
Aug 12, 1424
Yongle Emeror dies of stroke while fight Mongols
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Sep 7, 1424
Zhu Gaozhi becomes Hongxi Emperor
Orders stop to Treasure Fleet voyages -
Jun 29, 1429
Hongxi Emperor dies
His son Zhu Zhanji becomes Xuande Emperor -
Period: Feb 11, 1430 to Feb 11, 1433
Seventh and final Voyage of the Treasure Fleet
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Feb 11, 1433
Zheng He dies
He is buried at sea on the return leg of the final voyage -
Period: Feb 11, 1433 to Feb 11, 1436
Zheng He's companions Ma Huan, Gong Zhen and Fei Xin publish accounts of their travels