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武備志(四十七)

Wubei Zhi (Vol. 47)

武備志(四十七)

Chinese

1621

97 pages

Chinese Classics Natural Philosophy 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 catalog searches confirm that no complete English translation of the entire work exists, scholarly literature (such as works by Joseph Needham and J.V.G. Mills) often contains translated excerpts of specific technical sections or maps. No standalone English translation of the work or this specific volume was found in any of the searched catalogs.

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Chinese History & Statecraft Natural Philosophy & Science Chinese Classics

About This Book

militaryhistory

Step into the mind of a Ming Dynasty grand strategist to discover the exhaustive, often brutal science of urban survival. From early chemical weapons and 'Ghost Soldiers' to acoustic tunnel detection, this text reveals how a city transforms into an impenetrable trap when the gates are barred.

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Major Themes

武備志33pcity defense21pWubizhi21p守城17p

baojiap. 26, p. 27, p. 28, p. 29

Baojia systemp. 26, p. 27, p. 28, p. 29, p. 68, p. 69, p. 70

baozhangp. 27, p. 28

battlementsp. 18, p. 30, p. 33

biological warfarep. 82, p. 85, p. 90

city wall defensep. 21, p. 29, p. 56, p. 57, p. 61, p. 67, p. 94

civilian mobilizationp. 3, p. 13, p. 14

cloud laddersp. 77, p. 95

collective punishmentp. 26, p. 30

collective responsibilityp. 27, p. 31, p. 32

corporal punishmentp. 13, p. 31, p. 32

counter-espionagep. 5, p. 27

crenel gapsp. 58, p. 59

crenelationsp. 70, p. 71

crenelations (*duo*); the notched sections of a battlement from which defenders can firep. 70, p. 71

crenelsp. 28, p. 65

crossbowsp. 34, p. 67, p. 75

defensive trench (*qiankeng*); a hidden pit or fosse used as a lethal trap for intrudersp. 62, p. 63

duop. 29, p. 31

duokoup. 28, p. 30

fierce fire oilp. 77, p. 82

fire arrowsp. 23, p. 29, p. 40

fire preventionp. 5, p. 28, p. 29, p. 46, p. 70

fire-ballsp. 72, p. 73

fireproofingp. 3, p. 33, p. 47, p. 57, p. 58

floating shedsp. 59, p. 60

flood defensep. 79, p. 84

fortificationp. 36, p. 48

hydraulic engineeringp. 43, p. 84

hydraulic warfarep. 42, p. 44, p. 79, p. 80, p. 82

incendiary warfarep. 41, p. 77

incendiary weaponsp. 74, p. 76

internal securityp. 5, p. 6, p. 27, p. 28

lianzuop. 31, p. 32

lime jarsp. 18, p. 69, p. 85

logisticsp. 4, p. 9, p. 10, p. 15, p. 52, p. 68, p. 69

Mao Yuanyip. 1, p. 2, p. 8, p. 9, p. 33, p. 51, p. 75, p. 85

martial lawp. 5, p. 21, p. 28

matchlock musketp. 66, p. 67

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Illustrations2

Woodcut illustration of a soldier in a helmet behind a brick fortification wall, with a hanging screen and Chinese text labels.

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Technical diagram of a suspended fire basket or brazier, likely for military use in siege warfare.

diagram

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