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Zheng He

1387 - 1433

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Zheng He (simplified Chinese: 郑和; traditional Chinese: 鄭和; pinyin: Zhènghé; Wade–Giles: Chêng-ho; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during the early Ming dynasty often regarded as the greatest admiral in Chinese history. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferred by the Yongle Emperor. Commissioned by the Yongle Emperor and later the Xuande Emperor, Zheng commanded seven expeditionary treasure voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zheng He has received more than 3,781,653 page views. His biography is available in 129 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 124 in 2019). Zheng He is the 11th most popular explorer, the 7th most popular biography from China (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Explorer.

Zheng He is most famous for his voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa in the 15th century.

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  • 80.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 129

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Zheng He ranks 11 out of 405. Before him are Amerigo Vespucci, Bartolomeu Dias, Roald Amundsen, Ibn Battuta, James Cook, and Hernán Cortés. After him are Francis Drake, Francisco Pizarro, Abel Tasman, David Livingstone, Prince Henry the Navigator, and Fridtjof Nansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1387, Zheng He ranks 1. After him is Blanche I of Navarre. Among people deceased in 1433, Zheng He ranks 1. After him are John I of Portugal, Lê Lợi, Emperor Go-Komatsu, Lidwina, Baysunghur, Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, and Nicholas II Garai.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zheng He ranks 7 out of 1,392. Before him are Confucius (-551), Mao Zedong (1893), Qin Shi Huang (-258), Huang Xianfan (1899), Laozi (-604), and Sun Tzu (-544). After him are 14th Dalai Lama (1935), Deng Xiaoping (1904), Sun Yat-sen (1866), Kublai Khan (1215), Sima Qian (-145), and Xi Jinping (1953).

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Among EXPLORERS In China

Among explorers born in China, Zheng He ranks 1. After him are Xuanzang (602), Zhang Qian (-200), Gan Ying (100), and Ma Huan (1380).

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