The Formation of Chinese Maritime Networks to Southern Asia, 1200--1450
Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 49 (4):
421--453 (2006)Abstract
The period between the thirteenth and mid-fifteenth centuries marked
a distinct and important phase in the history of India-China relations.
This new phase was triggered by the formation of Chinese maritime
networks to southern Asia. While the Song period witnessed the formation
of private trade and shipping networks, the aggressive foreign policy
of the Yuan court led to the establishment of a government maritime
network. The maritime networking to southern Asia culminated in the
increased numbers of Ming emissaries, including the fleets of the
admiral Zheng He, who visited Indian ports in the fifteenth century
and intervened in the diplomatic affairs of several strategic Indian
commercial zones.
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