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	Zheng He - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He served as a close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China (reigned 1403–1424), the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
		According to his biography in the History of Ming, he was originally named Ma Sanbao (馬三保), and came from Kunyang (昆阳, present day Jinning (晋宁), Yunnan Province.
		Ma Huan,Ying-yai Sheng-lan, The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores (1433), translated from the Chinese text edited by Feng Ch'eng Chun with introduction,nots and appendices by J.V.G.Mills.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ma_Sanbao (2522 words)

	Wikipedia: Zheng He
		Zheng He (鄭和 in pinyin: Zhèng Hé), or Cheng Ho in Wade-Giles, (1371 - 1435), a famous Chinese mariner and explorer, made the voyages collectively referred to as the "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (三保太監下西洋) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433.
		Zheng He, a eunuch, served as a close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China (reigned 1403 - 1424), the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
		Originally named Ma Sanbao (馬三保), he came from Yunnan province.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/z/zh/zheng_he.html (997 words)

	The Great Chinese Admiral Zheng He [Cheng Ho, Sam Po] (Semarang)
		Ma He, as he was originally known, was born in 1371 to a poor ethnic Hui (Chinese Muslims) family inYunnan Province, Southwest China.
		Ma accompanied the Duke on a series of successful military campaigns and played a crucial role in the capture of Nanjing, then the capital.
		Ma was thus awarded the supreme command of the Imperial Household Agency and, upon his conversion to Buddhism, was given the surname Zheng and the religious name Sanbao (or Three Jewels).
	www.semarang.nl /chinees/150.html (1296 words)

	MCA : Exclusive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Apart from the name Ma Ha Zhe (Haji Ma in Chinese) engraved on the fading tombstone of Zheng He’s father, there was also the holy Quran that has been safely kept in a glass cabinet in what is now Haji Ma’s family museum.
		Writes Time magazine, “He (Ma Sanbao) was tall, dark and handsome — with long earlobes and fierce eyes.” So the general took Ma Sanbao with him to Nanjing, the capital city of Ming Dynasty, where the future admiral became a page to a young prince, known as Zhu Di.
		At 13, Ma was castrated and destined to serve the Ming emperial household for life.
	www.mca.org.my /story.asp?file=/articles/exclusive/2005/7/43168.html&sec=Exclusive (1229 words)

	IslamOnline - Art & Entertainment Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Zheng He was born Ma He in 1371 CE in Yunan province to a Muslim family whose family name was “Ma” reflecting the first syllable of Prophet Muhammad’s name.
		Both Ma He’s father and grandfather had performed pilgrimage to Makkah, and it is recorded that from a young age he, too, expressed the desire to go on pilgrimage.
		During one of the many battles of that time, the young Ma He was abducted, and then castrated by troops of the Ming dynasty, in the service of which he became a eunuch.
	www.islamonline.net /English/ArtCulture/2005/09/article03.shtml (904 words)

	Zheng He : Ma Sanbao
		Zheng He was a eunuch and close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
		His original name was Ma Sanbo (馬三保), born in Yunnan.
		The name Zheng He was given by the emperor.
	www.fastload.org /ma/Ma_Sanbao.html (610 words)

	Ma Vlast - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ma Vlast
		Cycle of six symphonic poems by Bedřich Smetana, composed 1874–79 and containing programme works on various aspects of Czech history and geography: 1.
		Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Ma+Vlast (92 words)

	NYFWH 7: Zheng He, Slavery & Francois L'Ouverture, Shansi Earthquake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Among their many spoils they snatched ten-year-old Ma Sanbao, castrated him, and delivered him to Nanjing as a servant for prince Zhu Di.
		Sanbao’s dynamic intellect made him a court favorite and when Zhu Di became Emperor he took the name Yongle and renamed his servant Zheng He (“Three Jewels”).
		As admiral, Zheng led seven voyages between 1405 and 1430 to establish diplomatic relations between China and the “barbarous” nations to the west, promote trade, and, incidentally, track down Yongle’s predecessor Jianwen who rumors claimed was still alive.
	www.curiousnotions.com /curiosity-016.html (1177 words)

	phorum - Chinese Culture Forum at Asiawind - Re: A brief account of - Zheng He: an interesting facet of this personnage
		One of his ancestors Sayidina Syafii alias Suo Feier (his sinicised name) moved from Central Asia to China during the northern Song period where he served the emperor, it is interesting to note that the epithetic titles sayid or sayidina or only reserved for the male descendants of prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.).
		Suo Baiyan is Ma Haji's grandfather from his maternal side, and Ma Haji is Ma Sanbao's (Zheng He) father.
		Such as is described on the gravestone of H. Ma Haji at Kunyang, Yunnan province.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=2&i=1558&t=1542 (443 words)

	History of China
		Among the populace, however, there were strong feelings against the rule of the "foreigner" (known as Da Zi), which finally led to peasant revolts that pushed the Mongolian back to the steppes and established the Ming dynasty in 1368.
		This dynasty started out as a time of renewed cultural blossom: Arts, especially the porcelain industry, reached an unprecedented height; Chinese merchants explored all of the Indian Ocean, reaching East Africa with the voyages of Zheng He (original name Ma Sanbao 馬三保).
		A vast navy was built, including 4 masted ships displacing 1,500 tons; there was a standing army of 1 million troops.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hi/History_of_China.html (3557 words)

	julia galloway ::: utilitarian pottery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Recent exhibitions include the Invitational Exhibit of International Ceramics at the Guangdong Shiwan Ceramic Museum in China, Tiles on the Edge at Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Mastery in Clay at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia and Yankee Clay: Ceramic Artists of the Northeast at the Slater Museum in Norwich, CT.
		He recently travelled to China as a visiting artist at the Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, and has also been a visiting artist at Alfred University, Harvard University and MassArt.
		Green began creating sculptural tile after several years of building temporary architectural installations that were lined with unfired clay.
	www.juliagalloway.com /jasongreen.html (503 words)

	SuMikael » To Discover Zheng He in Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Singaporean exhibition From Ma He to Zheng He honoured the legendary Chinese admiral and adventurer Zheng He.
		In his book Describing Scenes of Foreign Lands, Zheng He’s translator Ma Huan eulogized the city with this remark: “The people live harmoniously and there is no poverty.
		In recent months a theory has developed suggesting that the famed character of The Thousand and One Nights, Sinbad the sailor, is in fact Zheng He.
	www.suish.com /sumikael?p=3 (897 words)

	Changzhou Shuguang Chemical Factory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		hangzhou Shuguang Chemical factory is the largest MA producing enterprise in China at present.
		The factory is located along the Beiging - hangzhou canal, covering an area of 5,5600 square metres, and having the MA capability 1,000 mt per year.
		The MA our plant produces has the high quality, adopted the International Standard mark in 1995, which the standard executive number is GB3676-92.
	jsfamous.js.cei.gov.cn /0400060/ejinhouq.htm (185 words)

	1421 - Evidence - Liu Gang's original article on the 1418 map, 17th January 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Chinese characters and wording of the note are the same as the description about one of Zheng He’s seven voyages recorded in an ancient book, except the name of Zheng He being Ma Sanbao.
		The author of the ancient book was Fei Xin, one of the officials who accompanied Admiral Zheng He during his voyages in the early medieval period.
		Ma Huan wrote this ancient book three years earlier than the Overall Survey of the Star Raft.
	www.1421.tv /pages/evidence/content.asp?EvidenceID=421 (5803 words)

	Ming Dynasty: Revival of Chinese culture
		Foreign trade and other contacts with the outside world, particularly Japan, increased considerably.
		Chinese merchants explored all of the Indian Ocean, reaching East Africa with the voyages of Zheng He original name Ma Sanbao).
		Zhu Yuanzhang or (Hong-wu), the founder of the dynasty, laid the foundations for a state interested less in commerce and more in extracting revenues from the agricultural sector.
	www.archira.com /ming.html (1776 words)

	Maleic Anhydride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In the production technology, benzene being a starting material, mix with air, after the catalysis reaction and oxidative reaction, the MA is recovered as a liquid.
		In addition, other kinds of gas are reported to be produced.
		With absorption of moisture and heat removal, the product of MA is produced.
	www.js.cei.gov.cn /JSfamous/0400060/ejinhouc.htm (142 words)

	Welcome to here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Zheng He (1371-1433), also named Ma Sanbao, a close confidant to Ming Emperor Yongle, was born into a Hui family, which for generations practiced Islam.
		"Along the ways in varied nations, we saw the Hall of Sanbao, the Temple of Sanbao, and many other structures built by local people in honor of Zheng He.
		We saw, as well, porcelains and other articles taken there by Zheng He's fleet," recalled Sun Yifu, then deputy editor-in-chief of China Pictorial and a member of both delegations.
	www.rmhb.com.cn /chpic/htdocs/English/content/200507/2-2.htm (2836 words)

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	Malacca, Malaysia \| AsiaExplorers Travel Guides
		Further north, he arrived at a river bank where a famous incident took place: a little mousedeer intimidated his hunting dogs, so much so that the dogs fell into the river.
		According to my research, I believe that when the armada of the illustrious Muslim eunuch Admiral Cheng Ho (also known as Zheng He and by his personal names Ma He and Ma Sanbao) passed through Malacca in 1409, it was Parameswara who met him.
		I further believe that Cheng Ho brought Parameswara back to China where Parameswara presented Malacca as a vassal state of China, and that the Emperor of China, Yung Li, appointed him ruler, or Sultan, of Malacca.
	www.asiaexplorers.com /malaysia/malacca.shtml (3740 words)

	Jason Green Press Reviews and Articles - Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
		Artist-Teacher Research Collaborator, Teaching and Learning in the Visual Arts Project, Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, funded by the J. Paul Getty Trust and the Ahmanson Foundation, 2001-2004
		Visiting Artist in Residence, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, P. China, 2002Artists Invite Mentors, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, 2002
		Visiting Artist/Critic, MassArt Ceramics Department, Boston, MA, 2000, 2001
	www.absolutearts.com /portfolios/j/jasongreen/artist_reviews.html (526 words)

	China draws Finland 1-1 in 23rd Universiade women's soccer - Sports - Enjoy Life - Newsgd
		Same problems also bothered the Chinese men's football team in the Universiade.
		On Wednesday, the team was crushed 4-1 by Uruguay, the biggest rival within their Group C. The two teams battled for 1-1 in the first 70 minutes until China's second central defender Ma Sanbao was severely injured in the ankles.
		The Uruguayan made three successful attempts within five minutes and rewrote the scores to 4-1, leaving their Chinese peersin a stun of their sudden loss.
	www.newsgd.com /enjoylife/entertainment/sports/200508110008.htm (463 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		"By The Sea" 2003 DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.
		" Landscapes Seen and Imagined: Part II 2003 Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, MA, "The Worcester Scene Revisited" 2002 Tom Blau Gallery, London, UK, Celestial Series 2002 The Photography Armory Show, New York, NY, Celestial Series 2002 DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.
		" Alone" 2002 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA "Lens Landscape" 2001 DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.
	www.artmuseumsunlimited.info /ArtMuseums7159110.aspx (543 words)

	Can China Avoid the Soviet Union's Fate? \| Asian American Issues \| GoldSea
		I can only hope that he may grow more mature in the future; but there seems to be little hope of that.
		The mention of Zheng He is interesting; we should note that Zheng He's family name was Ma Sanbao, and he was a Chinese Muslim from Yunnan, of the Yi tribal minority.
		Louise Levathes' excellent book "When China Ruled the Seas" is highly recommended for anyone with further interest on the voyages of Zheng He.
	goldsea.com /Air/Issues/China/china_30122.html (2193 words)

	Cynthia Consentino biography presented by Ferrin Gallery
		Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA The 2002 DeCordova Annual Exhibition, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA Confrontational Clay, John and Maxine Belger Foundation, Kansas City, MO.
		Boston, MA Massachusetts Cultural Council Craft Grant Recipients, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA Confrontational Clay, Flint Institute of Art.
		Boston, MA NCECA Student Exhibit, Nazareth College Gallery, Rochester, NY Graduate Exhibition, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Clay on the Wall, Gallery of Fine Arts, Eastern Washington University, Cheney
	www.ferringallery.com /dynamic/artist_bio.asp?artistid=17 (1032 words)

	Jason Green Exhibition History - Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
		Looking Forward, Looking Back, The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, 2006
		Evidence: Invitational, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, 2002
		The State of Clay, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA, 2002 (award winner)
	www.absolutearts.com /portfolios/j/jasongreen/artist_exhibitions.html (456 words)

	Laputan Logic - More on the "Zheng He" Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A note recorded on the Pacific Ocean state that "In the thirteen year of Yongle Emperor (1415), following the emissary, Eunuch Ma Sanbao [i.e.
		Zheng He, who, like many Muslims in China had the surname Ma] and other persons (I) went to those barbarian countries including Bangla [Bengal] and arrived at Hormuz as well as other barbarian countries, the imperial edicts were preached and rewards were granted.
		In the sixteen year of Yongle Emperor (1418) (I) came back to Beijing."
	www.laputanlogic.com /articles/2006/01/18-1330-4811.html (1700 words)

	Salem Press
		See On the Harmony of Religion and Philosophy
		Kitāb fi ma yahtaj ilayh al-kuttab wa l-ummal min ilm al-hisab (Abul Wefa), 22
		Kitāb fi ma yahtaj ilayh al-sani min al-amal al-handasiyha (Abul Wefa), 22
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