Great Ming Military

The sequel to The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Hansan: Rising Dragon , and the epic finale of Yi Sun-sin trilogy, is finally releas...

Wokou engaging in rape and pillage, from 'Tai Ping Kang Wo Tu (《太平抗倭圖》)'. In the previous months I've covered some Jia Jing Da W...

Scenic photo of Yuegang Ancient Town, now a tourist attraction. Several months ago I explored the story of Zhang Lian (張璉), self-appointed F...

As someone with a deep interest in Imjin War, I actually enjoyed Hansan: Rising Dragon way more that I thought I would, even thou...

  This article is a continuation of my previous  armour comparison blog post , exploring various gaps and weakness of Japanese armour. The a...

Zhejiang infantry formation 『遂命諸技, 一時呈技, 隊長在前, 橙牌居次, 砲手又居次, 筤筅、長搶、三枝搶, 又次次居之, 迭相進退, 左旋右抽, 各臻其妙。』 "(He) then ordered various branches t...

MINOR UPDATE JANUARY 25, 2024 After Battle of Byeokjegwan, Ming reportedly suffered 264 deaths, 49 injured, and lost 276 horses ( Trans...

Per Gunsen History 's request, let's talk about Imjin War! I rarely write about Imjin War topic. Truth be told I don't recall ...

Many of the enemies of Ming Dynasty are equally as misunderstood as the Chinese themselves. Wokou (倭寇) , or Japanese pirates, were a particu...

UPDATED NOVEMBER 10, 2022 Left: An unnamed Ming Jin Yi Wei (錦衣衛, lit. 'Brocade-clad guard') in parade gear. Middle: Fu De (富德), ...

As a casual gamer, most turn-based strategy games that I've played are essentially JRPG at heart: Strong storyline, large cast of memora...

UNDER REVISION A period of strife was also a period of heroics (or villainy) and tragedies. A great many Wokou leaders rose to p...

UPDATED DECEMBER 30, 2022 Section of the scroll paintin...

I came across this interesting comparison at Baidu Tieba, although the original post has since been deleted. The original comparison is a s...