Indian shipbuilding technologies were studied and acquired by the famed Chinese Admiral Zheng He, who sent his famous chronicler and interpreter Ma Huan, to Bengal’s shipbuilding yards, during the Ming dynasty in the early 15th century (1400-1410 CE). Some ships are so built in compartments that should one part be shattered, the other portion remaining, the same may accomplish the voyage.” Nicole Dei Conti in 1420 CE wrote about his admiration for Indian skill in shipbuilding: “The native of India build some ships larger than ours, capable of containing 2,000 butts. The ship will still float, even if one part is shattered: Yes, Indians built ships for people from other lands. Greek accounts say that Alexander commissioned the building of an entire flotilla (1,800 ships) in India to carry back his retreating armies to Macedonia via the Gulf of Persia. Alexander commissioned an entire flotilla in India:
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