A man named Zheng He led the charge ... By the time Ma He was 10, his parents had died, and he was a prisoner of the Ming Dynasty's army. As was common practice, Ma He was castrated and sent ...

Zheng He commanded a fleet of 317 ships ... ruled as an intellect and a warrior to create one of the greatest empires in history. China's Ming Dynasty treasure ships realized trade networks and ...

During the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty a most grand and extraordinary ... One of them was Zheng He, who became famous for his voyage to the "Western Ocean" (mainly Southeast ...