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===Chinese exploration of the Indian Ocean=== The Chinese explorer, [[Wang Dayuan]] ([[Floruit|fl.]] 1311β1350) made two major trips by ship to the Indian Ocean. During 1328β1333, he sailed along the [[South China Sea]] and visited many places in [[Southeast Asia]] and reached as far as [[South Asia]], landing in [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]], and he even went to [[Australia]]. Then in 1334β1339, he visited [[North Africa]] and [[East Africa]]. Later, the Chinese admiral [[Zheng He]] (1371β1433) made [[Ming treasure voyages|seven voyages]] to [[Arabia]], [[East Africa]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Thailand]].
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