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[Archive] Jian Qiang (劍鎗)

Note: This is an outdated version of my article about Jian Qiang, kept here for archival purpose. Updated version of the same article can be read 2023-10-10 07:34:45 +0000 UTC View Post

[Archive] Unique weapon of the Ming Dynasty — Lang Xian (狼筅)

Note: This is an outdated version of my article about Lang Xian, kept here for archival purpose. Updated version of the same article can be read 2023-09-19 08:47:22 +0000 UTC View Post

War cart regiment of Zeng Xian (曾銑): Military formations visualised

While I already created a legend for the formations in my article to help with ...

Equipment of a Ming soldier — Xian Mei (銜枚)

Xian Mei (銜枚, lit. 'Bit stick') or simply Mei (枚) is a simple wooden or bamboo stick used as a gag for soldiers, both to prevent unnecessary chattering while...

War cart regiment of Zeng Xian (曾銑)

The plan to reclaim Hetao

The region known as Hetao (河套) is a collection of flood plain...

[Archive] Rocket Weaponry of the Ming Dynasty

Note: This is an outdated version of my article about rocket weaponry of the Ming Dynasty, kept here for archival purpose. I plan to revise and update the blog post in the future.<...

[Archive] "Plate" armour of the Ming Dynasty

Note: This is an outdated version of my article about late Ming period Quan Tie Jia armour, kept here for archival purpose. My appreciation of Chinese smiting and metallurgy grew t...

Zhang Lian (張璉), Flying Dragon Emperor

Note: I came across Zhang Lian's rebellion while researching and revising my blog posts about Wokou. A very interesting figure, Zhang Lian was not a Wokou but a mountain bandi...

Fei Lun Jia Hai Zhou (飛輪架海舟) and Tao Chuan Zi Mu Lun Zhou Chuan (套船子母輪舟船)

Fei Lun Jia Hai Zhou (飛輪架海舟, lit. 'Flying wheel sea-rack ship')

Fei...

[Archive] Liu Xing Pao (流星砲)

Note: This is an outdated (and in fact erroneous) version of the article about Liu Xing Pao, kept here for archival purpose. The article has since been retracted, and information a...

Chinese fire gourd

Chong Zhen Huo Hu Lu (衝陣火葫蘆, lit. 'Phalanx-charging fire gourd')

Chong...

[Archive] Da Jiang Jun Pao (大將軍砲)

Note: I am also in the process of updating the article...

[Archive] Enemy of the Ming — Jia Jing Da Wo Kou(嘉靖大倭寇) — Part 3

NOTE: I am currently in the process of rewriting my Jia Jing Da Wo Kou series. This is an older version of 2023-04-10 04:14:49 +0000 UTC View Post

[Archive] Enemy of the Ming — Jia Jing Da Wo Kou (嘉靖大倭寇) — Part 1

NOTE: I am currently in the process of rewriting my Jia Jing Da Wo Kou series. This is an older version of the already updated Part 1 of the series, kept here for ...

[Archive] Enemy of the Ming — Jia Jing Da Wo Kou (嘉靖大倭寇) — Part 2

NOTE: I am currently in the process of rewriting my Jia Jing Da Wo Kou series. This is an older version of 2023-04-07 08:32:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Hu Tou Che and Hu Yi Che: Wheelbarrow regiment

Note: If any of you think that this article looks familiar, it's because it is partially co-oped from my previous blog post about wheelbarrow regiment for 2023-04-04 07:01:55 +0000 UTC View Post

[Archive] Zhao Shi Zhen's Ying Yang Che (鷹揚車)

NOTE: This is a repost of a blog post that was previously published in Great Ming Military blog. I've since detected some errors in the article and will soon update it, so the olde...

Zhao Shi Zhen's Hu Tou Che (虎頭車) and Hu Yi Che (虎翼車)

Hu Tou Che (虎頭車) and Hu Yi Che (虎翼車) are two types of war wheelbarrow meant to be used toge...

Important notice regarding Patreon

It's March already, yet I haven't got used to the fact that it's already 2023, which marks the eighth year since I launched Great Ming Military blog.

I started writing with the intention of s...

Cang Shan Chuan (蒼山船) and Chong Mu Chuan (艟喬船)

The hardest part of writing this blog post is the fact that the character "𦪞", pronounced "Mu", is no longer part of modern Chinese lexicon. Unfortunately the unicode character doesn't display p...

Revised blog post: Jia Jing Da Wo Kou — PART 1

Fried my brain reading about ancient coins and stuffs, and faced my most severe writer's block since forever, but I've finally finished revising (or more precisely, rewriting the entire thing) this...

Movie Review: Hansan: Rising Dragon

You know the deal.

Continue reading at my Great Mi...