http://www.1421exposed.com

The http://www.1421exposed.com and http://www.1421exposed.tv joint websites have been set up by an international group of academics and researchers who are greatly concerned about the myths being created and perpetuated by Gavin Menzies, his business group, and his publishers.

In his book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World Menzies claimed Chinese admiral Zheng He had circumnavigated the globe, in the process “discovering” most of the world.

Subsequent media coverage has failed to accurately present to the public the large body of evidence that Menzies’ claim is a fabrication, without any basis in fact.

The purpose of this website is to present that evidence, and ensure that history is not rewritten by publishers more interested in short-sighted marketing campaigns that ensure their financial security, rather than intellectual integrity and public enlightenment.

Contributors

Dr. Geoff Wade
Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

Dr. Kirsten A. Seaver
Independent Historical Researcher

Captain Phil Rivers
FRGS FNI MRIN ACII ACI Arb. Master Mariner, author

Dr. Stephen Davies
Museum Director, Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Andrew Hannam

Associate Professor W.A.R. (Bill) Richardson
Adelaide University

Emeritus Professor Victor Prescott
 Melbourne University

Michael Ross
President, Australian Map Circle