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Article Feng Chen Pao (風塵砲) The Feng Chen Pao (風塵砲, lit. 'Wind-and-dust bomb') was a special grenade employed by the Ming military. Unlike conventional grenades designe
Feng Chen Pao (風塵砲) The Feng Chen Pao (風塵砲, lit. 'Wind-and-dust bomb') was a special grenade employed by the Ming military. Unlike conventional grenades designe Article April 29 [Archive] Wei Yuan Pao (威遠砲) Note: This is an old version of my Wei Yuan Pao (威遠砲) blog post, kept here for archival purpose. I have since updated the original article w Image April 14 [Archive] San Yan Chong (三眼銃) Note: This is an old version of my San Yan Chong (三眼銃) blog post, kept here for archival purpose. I have since separated the original artic Image April 14 The Great General Cannon of the Ming Dynasty April 14
The Great General Cannon of the Ming Dynasty
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Locked Article April 14 The innovative weapons of Weng Wan Da (翁萬達) Weng Wan Da (翁萬達) was a prominent Ming Dynasty minister that served as the Supreme Commander of Military Affairs and Concurrently Director-g Article January 26 Bu Xia Yi Hu Chong (步下翼虎銃) Among the many ingenious and unconventional firearms crafted by the renowned Ming firearm specialist Zhao Shi Zhen (趙士楨), the Bu Xia Yi Hu C Article January 21 An overview of the Ming Dynasty's elite military units Since China never had a distinct warrior class or caste, Ming Dynasty elite soldiers were generally less well known than, for example, Japan Article Dec 23, 2025 Elite Unit of the Ming Dynasty — Biao Bing (標兵) Note: English translation of the titles are taken from Chinese-English Dictionary of Ming Government Official Titles, Third Edition, supplem Article Dec 5, 2025 Military systems and hierarchies of the Ming Dynasty — Part 1 EXTRA: Subsidiary institutions of the Wei-Suo System Note: English translation of the titles are taken from Chinese-English Dictionary of Ming Government Official Titles, Third Edition, supplem Image Oct 30, 2025 Military systems and hierarchies of the Ming Dynasty — Part 2: Ying Bing System Note: English translation of the titles are taken from Chinese-English Dictionary of Ming Government Official Titles, Third Edition , supplemented with some translations of my own. Note that my own translations and translations taken from elsewhere are italicised . As the Ming Dynasty began to decline in the sixteenth century, the Wei-Suo System also became increasingly dysfunctional. Corruption, land consolidation, and ever-increasing varieties of corvee labours placed a heavy burden on Wei-Suo servicemen, leading to rampant desertions among able-bodied servicemen, while those who remained were often too old or too weak to desert, and likewise unable to perform military duties. The ailing W Image Sep 15, 2025 Military systems and hierarchies of the Ming Dynasty — Part 1: Wei-Suo System Note: English translation of the titles are taken from Chinese-English Dictionary of Ming Government Official Titles, Third Edition , with minor modifications (For example, I prefer to translate Wei-Suo as "Guard-Garrison" rather than the more common "Guard-Battalion". I also changed the titles for some low-ranking military officers). Note that my own translations are italicised . The Wei-Suo System, which combined the military settlement structure of Sui and Tang Dynasty Fubing System (府兵制) with the hereditary military household system of Yuan Dynasty, was the principal military institution of the Ming Dynasty. Under this system, military households were organised into various Guards and Ga Image Jul 11, 2025 
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