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"The Great Wall of China — Why the Ming Dynasty's Greatest Project Was Its Greatest Failure"

The Great Wall of China is one of the most recognisable structures on Earth. Stretching across thousands of kilometres, it appears on maps, on tourism posters…

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Zheng He's Treasure Fleets — Why China Withdrew From the World

In the early fifteenth century, the most powerful maritime force on Earth was Chinese. Between 1405 and 1433, the Ming dynasty launched seven extraordinary na…

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"The Ming Dynasty's Great Withdrawal: How China Chose Isolation Over Global Dominance"

Between 1405 and 1433, the Chinese admiral Zheng He commanded the largest fleet the pre-modern world had ever seen. His treasure ships dwarfed European vessel…

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