Author: Sen, Tansen, 1967-

impact of Zheng He's expeditions on Indian Ocean interactions
Date2016
Publish_locationLondon
PublisherSchool of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeExtract (PDF)
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberDS753.6.C48 S489 2016d
Descriptiondig.pdf. [28 frames]: ill. (some col.), maps
NoteThe impact of Zheng He’s expeditions on Indian Ocean interactions / Tansen Sen.
Extract from: Bulletin of SOAS, 79, 3 (2016), 609–636. © SOAS, University of London, 2017.
doi:10.1017/S0041977X16001038

Abstract
This article examines the consequences of the Ming maritime expeditions led by Admiral Zheng He (1371–1433) in the early fifteenth century on Indian Ocean diplomacy, trade, and cross-cultural interactions. The presence of the powerful Ming navy not only introduced an unprecedented militaristic aspect to the Indian Ocean region, but also led to the emergence of state-directed commercial activity in the maritime world that extended from Ming China to the Swahili coast of Africa. Additionally, these expeditions stimulated the movement of people and animals across the oceanic space and might eventually have facilitated the rapid entry of European commercial enterprises into the Indian Ocean region during the second half of the fifteenth century.

Keywords: Indian Ocean, Zheng He, Ming Dynasty, Cross-cultural interactions, Chinese navy, Circulations of animals

Added keywords: Indian Ocean, Chinese navy, naval affairs and military actions, African contacts, giraffes and exotic animals, tribute states, Ming exploration.
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SubjectZheng He 鄭和, 1371-1435 China--Commerce--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 Southeast Asia--Description and travel--15th-16th centuries Voyages and travels--Asia--15th century China--Foreign relations--India--14th-16th centuries China--Commerce--India--History--14th-16th centuries
Traditional China in Asian and world history
Date2012
Publish_locationAnn Arbor
PublisherAssociation for Asian Studies
CollectionRicci Institute Library
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeDigital Book (PDF)
SeriesKey issues in Asian studies ; no. 9, Resources for teaching about Asia
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberDS721.S395 2012d
Descriptionpdf. [xxi, 108 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm]
Note

Traditional China in Asian and world history / Tansen Sen and Victor H. Mair.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-108).

Chronology -- Introduction -- Chinese perceptions of foreigners and foreign lands -- The rise of civilization in the central plains -- The formation and development of the silk routes -- China and the Buddhist world -- China in the age of commerce -- Conclusion.

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SubjectChina--Civilization China--Relations China--Civilization--Foreign influences China--Relations--Asia Aliens--China Culture diffusion
ISBN9780924304651 ; 0924304650
LCCN2011042500