Qoraal sii wata faqradan - Xilligii dayrta ee 1381, ciidan Ming ah ayaa soo duulay oo qabsaday Yunnan
, oo markaas uu xukumayay amiirkii Mongol Basalawarmi, Amiirka Liang. Sanadkii 1381, Ma Hajji, Zheng He aabihiis, wuxuu ku dhintay dagaal dhex maray ciidamadii Ming iyo ciidamadii Mongol. Dreyer wuxuu sheegayaa in Zheng He aabihii uu dhintay isagoo 39 jir ah xilli uu iska caabiyay guushii Ming, halka Levathes uu sheegayo in Zheng He aabihii uu dhintay isagoo 37 jir ah, laakiin ma cadda inuu caawinayey ciidanka Mongol ama uu ku dhacay weerarkii dagaalka. Wenming, oo ah wiilka ugu da'da weyn, ayaa aabihii ku aasay meel ka baxsan Kunming. Xilligii uu ahaa Admiral, Zheng He wuxuu lahaa xabaal xardhan oo lagu sharfayo aabihiis, oo uu sameeyay Wasiirka Cibaadada Li Zhigang munaasabadda Duanwu ee sanadka saddexaad ee xilligii Yongle (1 Juun 1405).