Treatise on Armament Technology
武備志(一百五)
Chinese
Various ancient Chinese historians and strategists c. 11th century BCE · published 1621
89 pages
41 imagesFirst Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
The Wubeizhi (Treatise on Armament Technology) is a massive 240-volume military encyclopedia from the Ming Dynasty. Search results confirm that while specific sections have been translated—such as the sword manual by Jack Chen (2018) and technical excerpts in Joseph Needham's 'Science and Civilisation in China'—no complete English translation of the entire work exists. The provided text belongs to Volume 239 (on Korea), which is part of the broader geographical and historical sections that remain largely untranslated in full.
Related translations found:
Ancient Art of Chinese Long Straight Sword (Translation of the Straight Sword chapter in Wu Bei Zhi), trans. Jack Chen (2018) [partial] source
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Step into the heart of a 16th-century geopolitical storm where the fate of dynasties hinges on the defense of the Korean peninsula. Discover how Ming strategists navigated the treacherous waters of Japanese invasion, diplomatic betrayal, and the pioneering maritime legacy of Admiral Zheng He.
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