Galle National Museum: photo 165
Image title: Seven voyages of Zheng He
Description of the photo
English text:
Seven voyages of Zheng He
| Order | Duration | Regions along the way |
| 1st Voyage | 1405-1407 | Champa, Java, Palembang, Malacca, Aru (id:Aru), Samudera, Lambri, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Kollam, Cochin, Calicut |
| 2nd Voyage | 1407-1409 | Champa, Java, Siam, Cochin, Ceylon |
| 3rd Voyage | 1409-1411 | Champa, Java, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Quilon, Cochin, Calicut, Siam, Lambri, Kayal, Coimbatore, Puttanpur |
| 4th Voyage | 1413-1415 | Champa, Java, Palembang, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Cochin, Calicut, Kayal, Pahang, Kelantan, Aru, Lambri, Hormuz, Maldives, Mogadishu, Barawa, Malindi, Aden, Muscat, Dhofar |
| 5th Voyage | 1416-1419 | Champa, Pahang, Java, Malacca, Samudera, Lambri, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Sharwayn, Cochin, Calicut, Hormuz, Maldives, Mogadishu, Barawa, Malindi, Aden, |
| 6th Voyage | 1421-1422 | Hormuz, East Africa, Countries of the Arabian Peninsula |
| 7th Voyage | 1430-1433 | Champa, Java, Palembang, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Calicut, Fengtu (24) (25) (18 States in total) |
Sinhala text (not proofread):
සොංග් හේ ගේ සප්ත මුහුදු සංචාර
| අනුපිළිවෙල | කාලය | සංචාරය කළ රටවල් |
| පළමු මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1405-1407 | චම්පා, ජාවා, පලම්බන්, මලක්කා, ආරු, සමුද්‍ර, ලැම්බු, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, කොලම්, කොචින්, කැලිකට්, |
| දෙවන මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1407-1409 | චම්පා, ජාවා, සියැම්, කොචින්, සිලෝන් (ශ්‍රී ලංකා). |
| තෙවන මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1409-1411 | චම්පා, ජාවා, මලක්කා, සුමත්‍රා, සිලෝන් (ශ්‍රී ලංකා), කියුලන්, කොචින්, කැලිකට්, සියැම්, ලැම්බ්‍රි, කායල්, කොයිම්බතූර්, පුත්තන්පූර් |
| සිව්වන මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1413-1415 | චම්පා, ජාවා, පලම්බන්, මලක්කා, සුමත්‍රා, සිලෝන් (ශ්‍රී ලංකා), කෝචින්, කැලිකට්, කොයල්, පාහන්, කෙලන්ටන්, ආරු, ලැම්බ්‍රි, හොර්මුස්, මාල දිවයින, මොගඩිෂු, බරාවා, මලින්දි, ආදෙන්, මුස්කට්, ඩෝෆාර් |
| පස්වන මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1416-1419 | චම්පා, පහැන්ග්, ජාවා, මලක්කා, සමුද්‍ර, ලැබේ. සිලෝන් (ශ්‍රී ලංකා), ශර්වයින්, කෝචින්, කැලිකට්, හොර්මුස්, මාල දිවයින, මොගඩිෂු, බරාවා, මලින්දි, ආදෙන් |
| හයවන මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1421-1422 | හෝමුස්, දකුණු අප්‍රිකාව, අරාබි අර්ධද්වීපයේ රටවල් |
| හත්වන මුහුදු සංචාරය | 1430-1433 | චම්පා, ජාවා, පලම්බන්, මලක්කා, සුමත්‍රා, සිලෝන් (ශ්‍රී ලංකා), කැලිකට්, ෆෙන්ග්ට |
Transcription:
soṅg hē gē sapta muhudu saṅchāra
| anupiḷivela | kālaya | saṅchāraya kaḷa raṭaval |
| paḷamu muhudu saṅchāraya | 1405-1407 | champā, jāvā, palamban, malakkā, āru, samudra, læmbu, śrī laṅkā, kolam, kochin, kælikaṭ, |
| devana muhudu saṅchāraya | 1407-1409 | champā, jāvā, siyæm, kochin, silōn (śrī laṅkā). |
| tevana muhudu saṅchāraya | 1409-1411 | champā, jāvā, malakkā, sumatrā, silōn (śrī laṅkā), kiyulan, kochin, kælikaṭ, siyæm, læmbri, kāyal, koyimbatūr, puttanpūr |
| sivvana muhudu saṅchāraya | 1413-1415 | champā, jāvā, palamban, malakkā, sumatrā, silōn (śrī laṅkā), kōchin, kælikaṭ, koyal, pāhan, kelanṭan, āru, læmbri, hormus, māla divayina, mogaḍiṣu, barāvā, malindi, āden, muskaṭ, ḍōfār |
| pasvana muhudu saṅchāraya | 1416-1419 | champā, pahæng, jāvā, malakkā, samudra, læbē. silōn (śrī laṅkā), śarvayin, kōchin, kælikaṭ, hormus, māla divayina, mogaḍiṣu, barāvā, malindi, āden |
| hayavana muhudu saṅchāraya | 1421-1422 | hōmus, dakuṇu aprikāva, arābi ardhadvīpayē raṭaval |
| hatvana muhudu saṅchāraya | 1430-1433 | champā, jāvā, palamban, malakkā, sumatrā, silōn (śrī laṅkā), kælikaṭ, fengṭa |
Transcription:
song he ge sapta muhudu sanchara
| anupilivela | kalaya | sancharaya kala rataval |
| palamu muhudu sancharaya | 1405-1407 | champa, java, palamban, malakka, aru, samudra, lambu, shri lanka, kolam, kochin, kalikat, |
| devana muhudu sancharaya | 1407-1409 | champa, java, siyam, kochin, silon (shri lanka). |
| tevana muhudu sancharaya | 1409-1411 | champa, java, malakka, sumatra, silon (shri lanka), kiyulan, kochin, kalikat, siyam, lambri, kayal, koyimbatur, puttanpur |
| sivvana muhudu sancharaya | 1413-1415 | champa, java, palamban, malakka, sumatra, silon (shri lanka), kochin, kalikat, koyal, pahan, kelantan, aru, lambri, hormus, mala divayina, mogadishu, barava, malindi, aden, muskat, dofar |
| pasvana muhudu sancharaya | 1416-1419 | champa, pahang, java, malakka, samudra, labe. silon (shri lanka), sharvayin, kochin, kalikat, hormus, mala divayina, mogadishu, barava, malindi, aden |
| hayavana muhudu sancharaya | 1421-1422 | homus, dakunu aprikava, arabi ardhadvipaye rataval |
| hatvana muhudu sancharaya | 1430-1433 | champa, java, palamban, malakka, sumatra, silon (shri lanka), kalikat, fengta |
Tamil text (not proofread):
செங்க் ஹேவின் ஏழு கடற் பயணங்கள்
| தொடர் | காலம் | பயணம் செய்த நாடுகள் |
| முதலாவது கடற் பயணம் | 1405-1407 | சம்பா, ஜாவா, பலம்பன், மலக்கா, ஆரு, சமுத்திர, லம்பிரி, இலங்கை, கொலம், கொச்சின், கலிகட். |
| இரண்டாவது கடற் பயணம் | 1407-1409 | சம்பா, ஜாவா, சியாம், கொச்சின், சிலோன் (இலங்கை ) |
| மூன்றாவது கடற் பயணம் | 1409-1411 | சம்பா, ஜாவா, மலக்கா, சுமாத்ரா, சிலோன் (இலங்கை), கியுலன், கொச்சின், கலிகட், சியாம், லம்பிரி, காயல், கொய்பதூர், புத்தர்பூர். |
| நான்காவது கடற் பயணம் | 1413-1415 | சம்பா, ஜாவா, பலம்பன், மலக்கா, சுமாத்திரா, சிலோன் (இலங்கை), கொச்சின், கலிகட், காயல், பாகன், கெலன்டன், ஆரு, லம்பிரி, ஹொர்முஸ், மலைத்தீவு, மொகடி,பருவா, மலிந்தி, ஆதென், முஸ்கட், டோபர் |
| ஐந்தாவது கடற் பயணம் | 1416-1419 | சம்பா, பஹன்க், ஜாவா, மலக்கா, சமுத்திர, லம்பிரி, சிலோன் (இலங்கை), ஸர்வயின், கொச்சின், கலிகட்,ெ |
| ஆறாவது கடற் பயணம் | 1421-1422 | ஹோமுஸ், தெனாப்பிரிக்கா, அராபி குராநாட்டின் நாடுகள். |
| ஏலாவது கடற் பயணம் | 1430-1433 | சம்பா, ஜாவா, பலம்பத், மலக்கா, சுமாத்திரா, சிலோரன் (இலங்கை), கெலிகட், பென்க்டு. |
Transcription:
ceṅk hēviṉ ēḻu kaṭaṟ payaṇaṅkaḷ
| toṭar | kālam | payaṇam ceyta nāṭukaḷ |
| mutalāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1405-1407 | campā, jāvā, palampaṉ, malakkā, āru, camuttira, lampiri, ilaṅkai, kolam, kocciṉ, kalikaṭ. |
| iraṇṭāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1407-1409 | campā, jāvā, ciyām, kocciṉ, cilōṉ (ilaṅkai ) |
| mūṉṟāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1409-1411 | campā, jāvā, malakkā, cumātrā, cilōṉ (ilaṅkai), kiyulaṉ, kocciṉ, kalikaṭ, ciyām, lampiri, kāyal, koypatūr, puttarpūr. |
| nāṉkāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1413-1415 | campā, jāvā, palampaṉ, malakkā, cumāttirā, cilōṉ (ilaṅkai), kocciṉ, kalikaṭ, kāyal, pākaṉ, kelaṉṭaṉ, āru, lampiri, hormus, malaittīvu, mokaṭi,paruvā, malinti, āteṉ, muskaṭ, ṭōpar |
| aintāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1416-1419 | campā, pahaṉk, jāvā, malakkā, camuttira, lampiri, cilōṉ (ilaṅkai), sarvayiṉ, kocciṉ, kalikaṭ,e |
| āṟāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1421-1422 | hōmus, teṉāppirikkā, arāpi kurānāṭṭiṉ nāṭukaḷ. |
| ēlāvatu kaṭaṟ payaṇam | 1430-1433 | campā, jāvā, palampat, malakkā, cumāttirā, cilōraṉ (ilaṅkai), kelikaṭ, peṉkṭu. |
Transcription:
seng hevin ezhu kadar payanangal
| thodar | kalam | payanam seytha nadugal |
| muthalavathu kadar payanam | 1405-1407 | samba, java, palamban, malakka, aru, samuthira, lambiri, ilangai, kolam, kochin, kaligad. |
| irandavathu kadar payanam | 1407-1409 | samba, java, siyam, kochin, silon (ilangai ) |
| munravathu kadar payanam | 1409-1411 | samba, java, malakka, sumathra, silon (ilangai), kiyulan, kochin, kaligad, siyam, lambiri, kayal, koypathur, putharpur. |
| nankavathu kadar payanam | 1413-1415 | samba, java, palamban, malakka, sumathira, silon (ilangai), kochin, kaligad, kayal, pagan, kelandan, aru, lambiri, hormus, malaithivu, mogadi,paruva, malinthi, athen, muskad, dopar |
| ainthavathu kadar payanam | 1416-1419 | samba, pahank, java, malakka, samuthira, lambiri, silon (ilangai), sarvayin, kochin, kaligad,e |
| aravathu kadar payanam | 1421-1422 | homus, thenappirikka, arapi kuranattin nadugal. |
| elavathu kadar payanam | 1430-1433 | samba, java, palambath, malakka, sumathira, siloran (ilangai), keligad, penkdu. |
Comparative table
Here follows a lexicon table of native and vernacular words and their possible Sanskrit equivalents, based on the image text.
| Tamil | Sinhalese | Transliteration | Sanskrit | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | සප්ත | sapta | sapta | seven |
| காலம் | කාලය | kalaya / kalam | kāla | time, duration |
| — | සංචාරය | sancaraya | sañcāra | voyage, travel |
| — | පළමු | palamu | prathama | first |
| — | දෙවන | dewana | dvitīya | second |
| — | තෙවන | tewana | tṛtīya | third |
| சம்பா | චම්පා | campa | campa | Champa |
| சமுத்திர | සමුද්‍ර | samudra / samuttira | samudra | Samudra |
| இலங்கை | ශ්‍රී ලංකා | sri lanka / ilangai | laṅkā | Sri Lanka |
| — | අර්ධද්වීපයේ | ardhadvipaye | ardhadvīpa | peninsula |
| பயணம் | — | payanam | prayāṇa | voyage, journey |
Gallery information:
These photos were taken at the Galle National Museum—one of the most significant heritage sites in Sri Lanka's southern half constructed in Dutch architectural design. The main objectives of the museum are to the acquisition, conservation, study and research of historical and cultural heritage of the Southern half of Sri Lanka and to exhibit those objects to encourage public knowledge and education.
Photo details:
Date: 2023-09-17
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