Article ID: CBB001422592

Zheng He's Voyages to Hormuz: The Archaeological Evidence (2015)

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The imperially sponsored maritime expeditions led by Zheng He in the early fifteenth century AD projected Ming Chinese power as far as Java, Sri Lanka and the East African coast. The Indian Ocean voyages are well documented in Chinese and Islamic historical accounts and by the nautical charts of Zheng He's journeys. Less clear has been the exact location of ancient Hormuz, the destination of Zheng He's voyages in the Persian Gulf. Recent re-analysis of ceramics from coastal southern Iran provides a solution. Archaeological evidence for Ming ceramics on present-day Hormuz Island and jewellery and gemstones of Iranian origin in southern China suggest that ancient Hormuz and Hormuz Island are one and the same.

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Authors & Contributors
Ming, Wan
Julian Whitewright
Filipe Vieira de Castro
Broodbank, Cyprian
Grinëv, Andrei V.
Galili, Ehud
Concepts
Sea travel
Sailing ships
Ships and shipbuilding
Travel; exploration
Trade
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Time Periods
Early modern
19th century
17th century
Ancient
18th century
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Places
Mediterranean region
Europe
China
Indian Ocean
Islands of the Pacific
Manila (Philippines)
Institutions
Dutch East India Company
British East India Company
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