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武備志(十一)

Wubei Zhi (Vol. 11)

武備志(十一)

Chinese

1621

85 pages

Chinese Classics Chinese History Statecraft East Asia

First Complete Translation

Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.

The 'Wubei Zhi' is a massive 240-volume military encyclopedia from the Ming Dynasty. While significant portions have been translated or analyzed in scholarly works—most notably the 'Mao Kun map' (Juan 240) by J.V.G. Mills and technical sections on gunpowder and weaponry by Joseph Needham—there is no evidence in any catalog of a complete English translation of the entire work or of the specific 'Zhanlue Kao' (Strategic Studies) section (Juan 26) shown in the sample text. Existing translations are limited to excerpts, maps, and technical descriptions within broader academic studies.

Related translations found:

Ma Huan: Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' [1433] (contains the Mao Kun map from Wubei Zhi Juan 240), trans. J.V.G. Mills (1970) [partial] source

Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 7: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic, trans. Joseph Needham, Robin D.S. Yates, et al. (1994) [excerpts] source

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Chinese History & Statecraft Chinese Classics

About This Book

militaryhistory

Step into the minds of history’s greatest tacticians as Mao Yuanyi dissects the most iconic battles of the Three Kingdoms era. Discover how psychological resolve, geographic mastery, and the 'spent force of a powerful crossbow' can topple the world’s most formidable armies.

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222 terms

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Major Themes

Cao Cao56p曹操50pLiu Bei39pSun Quan35pmilitary strategy27p劉備23p武備志21p孫權21pThree Kingdoms19p關羽18p戰略考15pGuan Yu15p

ambushp. 2, p. 48, p. 80

Battle of Changbanp. 33, p. 37

Battle of Fanchengp. 70, p. 73

Battle of Guandup. 7, p. 8, p. 9, p. 10, p. 11, p. 22

Battle of Red Cliffsp. 36, p. 38, p. 40, p. 41, p. 42, p. 43

Battle of Tong Passp. 48, p. 50

Battle of Yilingp. 44, p. 80, p. 81, p. 82

Cao Pip. 79, p. 82, p. 85

Cao Renp. 45, p. 70, p. 76, p. 83

Dangyangp. 32, p. 33

Danyangp. 20, p. 45

deceptionp. 18, p. 68, p. 73

defectionp. 9, p. 29

diplomacyp. 12, p. 34, p. 71

Dong Zhaop. 74, p. 84

Eastern Wup. 12, p. 68, p. 77, p. 78, p. 79, p. 80, p. 81

Fa Zhengp. 51, p. 52, p. 54, p. 56, p. 63, p. 64

fire attackp. 43, p. 81, p. 85

Gan Ningp. 29, p. 30, p. 31, p. 44, p. 57

grain suppliesp. 7, p. 8

Guo Jiap. 3, p. 13, p. 22, p. 23

Han Dynastyp. 20, p. 36, p. 40, p. 59

Han Suip. 47, p. 49, p. 50

Hanzhongp. 60, p. 61

Hanzhong Campaignp. 63, p. 64, p. 65

Hao Pup. 66, p. 67, p. 68

Hefeip. 46, p. 61, p. 62

Huang Gaip. 42, p. 43

Huang Zhongp. 64, p. 65

Huang Zup. 29, p. 30, p. 31

Jia Xup. 49, p. 85

Jianglingp. 75, p. 84

Jing Provincep. 27, p. 28, p. 29, p. 34, p. 37, p. 44, p. 45, p. 54+2 more

Jingzhoup. 14, p. 16, p. 31, p. 32, p. 53, p. 81

Jingzhou disputep. 66, p. 67

Ju Shoup. 4, p. 5, p. 6, p. 8

Kingdom of Weip. 82, p. 83

Kingdom of Wup. 82, p. 83

Lady Wup. 12, p. 13

Li Dianp. 2, p. 62

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