Great Ming Military

Drawing of the flat back side of a Xian Mei, with placeholder soldier and military unit names written on it. From 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新...

Ji Tong (唧筒, pump) Drawing of a Ji Tong, from Qing period 'Fang Shou Ji Cheng (《防守集成》)'.

As most Chinese people lived a sedentary lifestyle, horsemanship skill did not come to them as naturally as it did with the nomadic Mongols....

UPDATED JULY 28, 2022 Basic horse tack, from 'San Cai Tu Hui (《三才圖會》)'.

Basic equipment Nu Jian Tong (弩箭筒, lit. 'Crossbow arrow cylinder') Drawing of a Jian Tong, from 'Jue Zhang Xin Fa (《蹶張心法》)...

UPDATED DECEMBER 18, 2023 NOTE: This blog post was originally called "Equipment of a Ming soldier — Archer". However, I quickly...

Basic equipment Equipment of an arquebusier, from 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'.