China and Africa in the Middle Ages : Template Subtitle (Paperback)

1. Introduction 2. From the Han Dynasty to the T’ang and Sung Dynasties 3. The Expansion and Deployment of China’s Navy 4. The earliest Chinese Descriptions of African Countries 5. China’s Westward Ventures in the Early Ming Period 6. Chinese Account of Brava, Giumbo and Mogadishu 7. Chinese Coins and Porcelain on the East African Coast 8. The Dates of the Early Ming Voyages to the West 9. Cheng Ho’s Two Inscriptions 10. The Ending of the Chinese Expeditions to the Western Seas and Africa