Navigator, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral of Ming-dynasty China. He played an important role as a deputy commander in Zheng He's grand voyages, participating in expeditions to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa between 1405 and 1433. After Zheng He's death, he is said to have led a voyage toward Sumatra. There is a theory that he died in a shipwreck during the voyage and was buried in Semarang, Java.

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