Great Ming Military

Written accounts of both Frederick Coyett and Albrecht Herport focused on describing Koxinga's soldiers at Battle of Baxemboy, of which ...

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...

This illustration actually depicts Battle of Byeokjegwan rather than Battle of Jiksan, hence the snowy terrain. Unfortunately there is a se...

Some firearms commonly used in Northwest China (in particular Shaanxi and Xuanfu Garrison) around 1600s, roughly to-scale to the soldier. Th...

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...

Flying Dragon Temple in Raoping County, Guangdong, built to venerate Zhang Lian. I came across Zhang Lian's rebellion while researching ...

  This is a companion article to my Japanese armour post post, exploring various lesser-known auxiliary armours of Qing brigandine. As of n...

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

In my previous blog post , I briefly touched some of the tactics used by Ming cavalry against their nomadic enemies. In this one, I will del...

1. 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 branche...

P..plate armour? At long last, the Grand Cathay faction has finally been unveiled! Which means it's time for an impression post! The art...

This will be my first blog post about Imjin War that is not a direct translation of other's work. Since my knowledge and access to prima...