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武備志(十七)

Wubei Zhi (Vol. 17)

武備志(十七)

Chinese

1621

92 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 'Wubizhi' (Wu Pei Chih) is a massive 240-volume military encyclopedia compiled by Mao Yuanyi in 1621. While no complete English translation of the entire work exists, significant portions—particularly the nautical charts in the final volume (the 'Mao Kun map') and sections on gunpowder technology—have been translated and analyzed in scholarly works such as Joseph Needham's 'Science and Civilisation in China'. Catalog searches confirmed the absence of any published complete English translation.

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Chinese History & Statecraft Chinese Classics

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militaryhistory

Discover the high-stakes playbook of ancient China’s most brilliant and ruthless military minds. Wubishi (17) reveals how psychological subversion, lightning-fast offensives, and counter-intuitive intelligence gathering turned the tide of entire dynasties.

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Major Themes

military strategy33p武備志23pLi Cunxu19pLater Liang19ppsychological warfare17p

Abaojip. 54, p. 55

amnestyp. 13, p. 15, p. 28

barbarian invadersp. 11, p. 12

Battle of Baixiangp. 41, p. 42, p. 43, p. 44, p. 45, p. 46

Battle of Huliu Slopesp. 58, p. 59

Battle of Yangchengp. 83, p. 84

cavalry tacticsp. 6, p. 42, p. 43, p. 44, p. 81, p. 84

Chai Kehongp. 90, p. 91, p. 92

Changzhoup. 91, p. 92

Chen Jingxuanp. 13, p. 17, p. 18, p. 19

Chengdup. 11, p. 12, p. 78

corruptionp. 2, p. 18

Daliangp. 69, p. 73

defectionp. 10, p. 69

Dong Zhangp. 78, p. 79

Du Weip. 82, p. 83, p. 85, p. 86

Feng Xingxip. 24, p. 25

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdomsp. 52, p. 62, p. 75, p. 78, p. 79, p. 80

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodp. 55, p. 81

Five Dynasties periodp. 30, p. 36, p. 47, p. 49, p. 51, p. 54, p. 58, p. 63+2 more

Gao Renhoup. 13, p. 14, p. 15, p. 16, p. 17, p. 18, p. 23, p. 24

Gu Quanwup. 29, p. 30

Guo Chongtaop. 67, p. 68, p. 70, p. 71, p. 73

Guo Weip. 86, p. 87, p. 88, p. 89, p. 90

He Guip. 58, p. 60

Hongzhoup. 34, p. 35, p. 40

Huainanp. 26, p. 40

Huang Chaop. 19, p. 20

Jin Dynastyp. 38, p. 47, p. 48

Jin Statep. 37, p. 42, p. 45, p. 50

Jing Xiangp. 64, p. 65

Jinyangp. 37, p. 50, p. 51, p. 80

Kang Yanxiaop. 68, p. 69, p. 71

Khitanp. 54, p. 55, p. 56, p. 85, p. 86

Khitan Empirep. 80, p. 81, p. 82, p. 83

Khitan raidsp. 63, p. 70

King of Jinp. 49, p. 54, p. 61

Later Han Dynastyp. 87, p. 88, p. 90

Later Jinp. 84, p. 85, p. 86

Later Jin Dynastyp. 82, p. 83

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