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1421 The Year China Discovered The World

Paperback • 2003 • English

1421 The Year China Discovered The World

By Gavin Menzies

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On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China to "proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas." When the fleet returned home in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in the long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had ...Show more

History and Archaeology

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ISBN

9780553815221

Published year

2003

Language

English

Original title

1421 The Year China Discovered The World

Format

Paperback

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