"A Brief Introduction to Ancient Chinese Military Weapons" Topic
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Tango01   | 25 Dec 2018 8:55 p.m. PST |
"There were hundreds different types of cold weapons in ancient Chinese battlefields, with the most commonly used including bow (¹), crossbow (åó), sword (½£), broad knife (µ¶), spear (ì), speargun (ǹ), cugel (¹÷), battleaxe (¸«), battle spade (îá), halberd (êª), lance (ì¯), whip (±Þ), blunt sword (ïµ), hammer (´¸), fork (²æ), plow (îÙ), dagger (¸ê) and shield (¶Ü) ¨C known as tools for 18 military skills (18°ãÎäÒÕ). The earliest Chinese firearms were invented around the 9th century during the Song Dynasty. Ming Dynasty saw China¡¯s firearm development led the world, with Magic Machine Battalion (Éñ»úÓª) established by the third Ming Emperor Yongle, and cannons played a decisive role in the battles to reclaim foreshore region in Suzhou from Japanese pirates. Below is a brief introduction to some quite unique Chinese cold weapons and firearms…."
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