He Died During A Voyage And Was Laid To Rest At Sea
After the Yongle Emperor's death in 1424, his son, the Hongxi Emperor, stopped making sea expeditions because he believed they were too expensive. By that time, Zheng had completed six of his journeys. The Hongxi Emperor also passed away the following year, and the Xuande Emperor, who succeeded him, dispatched Zheng He and his navy once more in 1432. Zheng He's seventh journey turned out to be his final one, and he passed away in 1433 during the return trip. He was buried in the ocean.
As mentioned, the travels were halted for a while when the Yongle emperor passed away. The Xiande emperor issued a final trip order in 1431. Restoring harmony between the Siam and Malay kingdoms of Malacca was one of the mission's secondary goals. The Chinese emperor chastised the Siamese king in the imperial edict Zheng He brought to him for harassing Malacca and imprisoning the Malaccan king on his trip to the Ming capital. The main goal of the journey was to re-establish peace and order in the South China Sea. Zheng In 1433, Wang Jinghong, his deputy, led the fleet home after he passed away near the west coast of India. Zheng He might have been interred according to Islamic custom at sea. Outside of Nanjing, a symbolic grave that still stands there is filled with the admiral's hats and attire.
