China's massive treasure fleets under Admiral Zheng He, which sailed between 1405 and 1433 with ships over 400 feet long and crews of 30,000 sailors, reached Africa and established global trade routes decades before European exploration; however, a new emperor banned ocean exploration, destroyed the fleets, and burned the maps, potentially altering the course of global history.
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Did you know China had massive treasure fleets exploring the world decades before Columbus was even born? Admiral Zheng He commanded ships over 400 feet long with crews of 30,000 sailors.
Between 1405 and 1433, his treasure fleet sailed across the Indian Ocean reaching Africa and establishing trade routes that spanned continents. These expeditions dwarfed anything Europe could imagine at the time, but then China's new emperor suddenly banned ocean exploration entirely. The fleets were destroyed, the maps burned. Just decades later, Europeans would claim to have discovered the New World. History's greatest what if?
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