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Anonymous
09/20/26(Sun)11:55:30 No.18701273

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Anonymous 09/20/26(Sun)11:55:30 No.18701273

Whats with the prevalent pop culture notion that the ming treasure fleet could or would've discovered america?

Anonymous
09/20/26(Sun)14:06:37 No.18701466

Anonymous 09/20/26(Sun)14:06:37 No.18701466

>>18701273
Could they have? Yes, they had the ocean faring vessels required to make the journey. Would they have? No, they had no reason to as it would have been completely contrary to the purpose of the journey.

But the idea that they DID discover the Americas comes from this shitty book that is unanimously rejected by historians: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/4813.1421

Anonymous
09/20/26(Sun)14:26:41 No.18701501

Anonymous 09/20/26(Sun)14:26:41 No.18701501

>>18701466
>Could they have? Yes, they had the ocean faring vessels required to make the journey. Would they have? No, they had no reason to as it would have been completely contrary to the purpose of the journey.
I agree. Europeans have discovered America because they actively sought wealth. China with its great fleet just showed off in sake of showing off and eventually returned back to isolationism.

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