Where was Zheng He born?
Zheng He
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Eventually, he would gain the confidence and trust of the prince.[22] Ma was also known as "sān bǎo" during the time of service in the household of the Prince of Yan.[27] This name was a reference to the Three Jewels (三寶, triratna) in Buddhism.[28] There is also a document saying his name could be 三保 (lit. "Three Protections", also pronounced sān bǎo).[29] Ma received a proper education while at Beiping, which he would not have had if he had been placed in the imperial capital Nanjing, as the Hongwu Emperor did not trust eunuchs and believed that it was better to keep them illiterate.[27] Meanwhile, the Hongwu Emperor purged and exterminated many of the original Ming leadership and gave his enfeoffed sons more military authority, especially those in the north like the Prince of Yan.[30]