Voyages of Zheng He

Exploration

Admiral Zheng He leads seven Ming treasure voyages to Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, Arabia and East Africa.

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Ming forces defeat the Hồ dynasty (1406–1407) and annex the country as the province of Jiaozhi.

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July 20, 1402★★★★★

Timur defeats and captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, plunging the Ottoman state into a decade of civil war.

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Parameswara founds Malacca, which becomes the key port on the Strait of Malacca and a centre for the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.

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1398★★★★★

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1397★★★★★

Hồ Quý Ly builds the stone citadel of Tây Đô in Thanh Hóa, later a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2011).

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