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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Guo Xing Ping (國姓瓶)

A Guo Xing Ping, National Museum of China.

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Huo Jian Dao Liu Xing (火箭刀溜形)

Drawing of a Huo Jian Dao Liu Xing (highlighted), from 'Shen Qi Pu Huo Wen (《神器譜或問》)'

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