The Maritime Defence of China: Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond

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Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Brief Introduction to Qi Jiguang and Discussion of Issues Relating to China’s Maritime Defence and Qi’s Doctrines....Pages 3-21 Qi Jiguang and Hu Zongxian’s Anti-wokou Campaign....Pages 23-41 ‘A Terrible Scourge’: Chinese Piracy and Coastal Defence in Broad Historical Perspective....Pages 43-58 The Martial Arts in Qi Jiguang’s Military Training....Pages 59-71 The Arquebus Volley Technique in China, c. 1560: Evidence from the Writings of Qi Jiguang....Pages 73-92 Zeng Guofan’s Application of Qi Jiguang’s Doctrines in Crushing the Taiping Uprising....Pages 93-103 The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and the History of Coastal Defence....Pages 105-127 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Early Ming’s Skirmishes and Clashes with the Portuguese as an Indication of Ming Military Developments and the Military Dimension of Luso-Ming Interactions....Pages 131-143 The Retrogression in Overseas Geographical Knowledge During the Mid-Ming Period....Pages 145-161 Cutting Dwarf Pirates Down to Size: Amphibious Warfare in 16th-Century East Asia....Pages 163-186 Rebel with a Cause: Chinese Merchant-Pirates in Southeast Asia in the 16th Century....Pages 187-199 Naval Technology, State Power and the Influence of Qi Jiguang in the Late Ming....Pages 201-216 The Rise of Private Maritime Trading Powers in Fujian and Their Impacts on the View of the Sea During the Ming Dynasty....Pages 217-232 An Analysis on the Development of Ming-Qing Maritime Defence and Navy....Pages 233-243 Back Matter....Pages 245-277