Famous Military Unit of the Ming Dynasty — Mao Hu Lu Bing (毛葫蘆兵)

A Native American medicine bag made of deer scrotum, just to give a better idea of what a deer scrotum quiver might look like. (Source: Etsy)

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Famous Military Unit of the Ming Dynasty — Tu Bing (土兵)

UPDATED DECEMBER 7, 2022

Section of the scroll painting 'Wakō-zukan (《倭寇図巻》)', depicting Ming troops wearing white headscarves and armed with pole sickles, matching with what's been known about Tu Bing's appearance.

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Famous Military Unit of the Ming Dynasty — Bai Gan Bing (白桿兵)

UPDATED MAY 8, 2023

Qin Liang Yu and Bai Gan Bing, from 'Li Dai Ming Jiang Hua Pu (《歷代名將畫譜》)' by early Republican period painter Ma Tai (馬駘).

Bai Gan Bing (白桿兵, lit. 'White shaft troop') was an elite infantry unit under the leadership of Qin Liang Yu (秦良玉), the only formally Imperial-appointed female general in the entirely of China's history. Along with troops from Zhejiang, they formed the best infantry of the Ming Dynasty.

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