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| | FATE OF THE CHINESE TREASURE FLEET |
 | | Emperor Zhu Di The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) was a Chinese dynasty, a Chinese imperial family, as distinct from the dynasty that came before it (the Mongol, or Yuan, dynasty of Chenghis and Kubilai Khan) or the one that followed it (the Manchu, or Qing, dynasty. |
 | | The third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di or the Yongle Emperor, was particularly aggressive and personally led major campaigns against Mongolian tribes to the north and west. |
 | | He also wanted those in other countries to be aware of China's power, and to perceive it as the strong country he believed it had been in earlier Chinese dynasties, such as the Han and the Song; he thus revived the traditional tribute system. |
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