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| The Enigma of Zheng He | |
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| The Chinese Tributary System and the Purpose of Zheng Hersquo;s Voyages | |
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| Traditional Chinese Interpretations of Zheng Hersquo;s Career | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Voyages and Western Imperial Expansion | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Voyages and the Course of Chinese History | |
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| Historical Problems in the Interpretation of Zheng Hersquo;s Career | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Early Life and His Patron Emperor Yongle | |
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| The Fall of the Yuan and the Rise of Zhu Yuanzhang to 1368 | |
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| The Reign of Emperor Hongwu, 1368-1398 | |
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| Civil War, 1398-1402 | |
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| Yonglersquo;s Reign as Emperor, 1402-1424 | |
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| China and the Asian Maritime World in the Time of Zheng He | |
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| The Purpose of Zheng Hersquo;s Voyages | |
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| Patterns of Trade in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea | |
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| The Malay-Indonesian World in the Hongwu Era | |
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| Southern India and Ceylon in the Time of Zheng He | |
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| Sailing to India: Zheng Hersquo;s First, Second and Third Voyages | |
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| The First Voyage, 1405-1407 | |
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| The Second Voyage, 1407-1409 | |
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| The Third Voyage, 1409-1411 | |
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| Sailing to Africa: Zheng Hersquo;s Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Voyages | |
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| The Fourth Voyage, 1412/14-1415 | |
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| The Fifth Voyage, 1417-1419 | |
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| The Sixth Voyage, 1421-1422 | |
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| The Last Years of the Yongle Reign, 1422-1424 | |
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| The Ships and Men of Zheng Hersquo;s Fleets | |
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| Dimensions and Displacements of the Treasure Ships | |
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| Masts and Sails | |
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| Shipbuilding Notices in the Taizong Shilu | |
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| Shipbuilding Costs | |
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| Numbers of Ships in Each of the Voyages | |
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| Personnel | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Career after 1424 and His Final Voyage | |
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| Ming China in the Hongxi (1424-25) and Xuande (1425-35) Reigns | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Career from 1424 to 1430 | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Inscriptions at Liujiagang and Changle | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Seventh and Final Voyage, 1431-1433 | |
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| The Legacy of Zheng He | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Translations of Primary Sources | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s Biography in Mingshi | |
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| 304.2b-4b | |
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| Zheng Hersquo;s 1431 Inscriptions | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Note on Sources | |
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| Index | |