About 617 years ago, a gigantic fleet composed of more than 200 ships and 27,000-28,000 crews under the leadership of Zheng He set out for western countries, which marked the beginning of the unprecedented series of voyages in the world maritime history. Zheng He commanded seven great expeditions between 1405 and 1433. For 28 years, his fleets had been to Southeast Asia as well as West Indian Ocean, and had sailed as far as the coast of the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa. More than 30 countries were visited. The unprecedented largest voyages opened the sea routes which made a turning point for China to start its contact with other countries by sea. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the backgrounds and motives of Zheng He’s voyages. Also we research the effects of Zheng He's voyages on the maritime trade network in the Mingchengzu period.
Ⅰ. 서론
Ⅱ. 정화하서양의 배경과 목적
Ⅲ. 정화의 7차 항해와 정화하서양의 종결
Ⅳ. 정화하서양의 해상무역 네트워크 구축
Ⅴ. 결론
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