Which dynasty was Qi Jiguang from?

Qi Jiguang was from the Ming Dynasty.

Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 - January 17/5, 1588), with the courtesy names Yuanjing, Wenming, Ruqian, also known as Nantang, and later as Mengzhu, was born in Penglai, Shandong Province. Yu Jining, his ancestral home is Dongping (some say his ancestral home is Dingyuan, Anhui). An outstanding military strategist, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming Dynasty, a famous anti-Japanese general, and a national hero.

In his military career of more than 40 years, Qi Jiguang fought in the north and south, repeatedly defeated the Czech Republic, and made immortal achievements. The military books he left behind, "New Book of Ji Xiao" and "Record of Military Training", contained many original ideas and summaries in aspects such as military training, weapon management, and formation diagrams, which promoted the development of ancient Chinese military science. In addition, Qi Jiguang specializes in poetry and prose, and a collection of poetry and prose "Zhi Zhitang Collection" has been handed down to the world.

Equipment invention

1. Qi's saber

During long-term combat practice, Qi Jiguang found that the traditional Chinese saber was not as good as the Japanese "Japanese saber" in terms of quality. ", they absorbed the advantages of the "Japanese sword" and improved the Chinese saber, lengthening the blade, reducing the width, and increasing the curvature. They strictly controlled the quality and forged the famous "Qi's saber". Qi Jiguang recorded the forging method of this sword in his book "Miscellaneous Records of Military Training: Weapons Explanation". The National Museum of China now has a Dengzhou Qi family sword in its collection. The upper part of the sword is engraved with the characters "Dengzhou Qi family in the tenth year of Wanli".

2. Langzhen

The wolfzhan is one of the weapons that Qi Jiguang equipped the Qi family army to deal with Japanese pirates. It is two feet thick and one foot, five or six feet long. Qi Jiguang installed an iron spear head on the top of a long and knotty moso bamboo, ironed the thorns on both sides with fire to make them straight and hooked, poured tung oil into it, and applied poison. During the battle, the Japanese pirates' long knives were sharp, but they could not cut through soft branches. The layers of bamboo knots were deep enough to block the penetration of long spears. The lush branches on the wolf canopy can protect the holder. It can protect oneself when charging into battle, and it is also very lethal. It can be said to be both offensive and defensive, and it is known as a "sharp weapon for piercing Japanese invaders."

3. Artillery

The artillery equipped by Qi Jiguang for the Qi Army is also called the "Tiger Crouching Cannon". It is named because its shooting style resembles a squatting tiger. The Ming Dynasty army attached great importance to the use of firearms, and specially established the "Shenji Camp", a unit equipped with firearms.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qi Jiguang