Eight Banners
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Bāqí (八旗)
Administrative divisions under which all Manchu households were placed during the Qing dynasty.
Tuánliàn jiàn (團練劍)
The Chinese militia jian. A simple, practical version of the Chinese straightsword.
Silin dacungga kūwaran
An elite light unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners.
Jiànruìyíng (健銳營)
An elite unit under the Qing dynasty Eight Banners, comparable to today's special forces.
Niru
Manchu word for a class of broadhead arrows, a military "company", or captain.
Hǔqiāngyíng（虎槍營）
An elite unit of Qing imperial guardsmen that accompanied the emperor into dangerous hunting grounds.
Jianruiying (2); weapons and equipment
The Jianruiying was an elite division of the Qing dynasty military consisting of crack troops that were specially tra
Jianruiying (1); introduction
The Jianruiying were a small elite unit of specially selected Manchu soldiers under the Qing dynasty. They were trained to overcome rough terrain, obstacles, and rivers in order to commence special attacks towards fortifications. In some ways, they are comparable to today's special forces.
Ming militia sword
An honest, unpretentious fighting weapon of the Ming-Qing period.
Spears of the Qing dynasty
In this article I highlight a number of spears used by the Qing dynasty military.
Edged Weapons of the Green Standard Army
The Green Standard Army was a large standing army of the Qing dynasty.
Chinese war flail
Introduction
Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity in many countries.
Chinese long sabers of the Qing dynasty
In the late Ming dynasty, Chinese coasts were raided by Japanese pirates -mockingly called 倭寇 wokou or "Dwar