#228 - Special: 8th Anniversary Q&A
The History of China
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The Treasure Fleets of the Ming Empire
The decision to end the voyages is probably tricky enough in terms of why, but there are several factors at work. Let's also remember that this is the early 14 hundreds, which, as far as centuries go, pretty much sucked for everyone. A related point there is that with the shift back northward, that brought the man's attention far more back to the constantly looming border threat of step nomads. And then there's yongla's constant need to seek them out and engage them in prohibitively costly campaigns.
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