14th-century military treatise from the early Ming dynasty (1368–1683)
The 'divine fire flying crow' (shen huo fei ya), an aerodynamic winged rocket bomb from the Huolongjing
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The Huolongjing (traditional Chinese: 火龍經; simplified Chinese: 火龙经; pinyin: Huǒ Lóng Jīng; Wade-Giles: Huo Lung Ching; rendered in English as Fire Drake Manual or Fire Dragon Manual), also known as Huoqitu (“Firearm Illustrations”), is a Chinese military treatise compiled and edited by Jiao Yu and Liu Bowen of the early Ming dynasty (1368–1683) during the 14th century. The Huolongjing is primarily based on the text known as Huolong Shenqi Tufa (Illustrations of Divine Fire Dragon Engines), which no longer exists.[1]
since been lost. The Huolongjing was one of three early Ming military treatises that were mentioned by Jiao Xu, but only the Huolongjing remains. Although...
illustration from the Huolongjing. A 'divine moving phalanx-breaking fierce-fire sword-shield' as depicted in the Huolongjing, c. 1360-1375. A mobile...
from the Huolongjing Two "awe-inspiring long range cannons" (威遠砲), from the Huolongjing. A 'seven star cannon' (qi xing chong) from the Huolongjing. It was...
thunderclap bombs, from the Huolongjing. A 'poison fog divine smoke eruptor' (du wu shen yan pao) as depicted in the Huolongjing. Small shells emitting poisonous...
thousand at a time to Xiangyang and Yingzhou. The Ming Dynasty text Huolongjing describes the use of poisonous gunpowder bombs, including the "wind-and-dust"...
Depiction of a stationary fire arrow (rocket arrow) launcher from the Huolongjing. Illustration of a hwacha manual from the Gukjo-oryeui (國朝五禮儀, Five Rites...
deadly, as evidenced in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) military manuscript Huolongjing compiled by Jiao Yu (fl. 14th to early 15th century) and Liu Bowen (1311–1375)...
inspiring" cannon dated from 1350 and found in the 14th century treatise Huolongjing. Another cannon included in the treatise called the bronze "thousand...
fragmentation bomb known as the 'divine bone dissolving fire oil bomb' (lan gu huo you shen pao) from the Huolongjing. The black dots represent iron pellets....
Huolongchushui is depicted in the 14th century Chinese military treatise Huolongjing by Jiao Yu and Liu Bowen during the early Ming dynasty. Huolongchushui...
fully automatic fire. Science and technology of the Song dynasty Jiao Yu Huolongjing History of cannon History of weapons Military history Table of handgun...
military treatise known as the Huolongjing (Fire Drake Manual). The Nanyang publication of the book, known as the Huolongjing Quanzhi (Fire Drake Manual in...
ancient Chinese documents relating to gunpowder based weapons such as the Huolongjing were acquired by the Koreans in addition to small samples of Chinese...
an "eruptor", a proto cannon from the 14th century Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing. The cannon was capable of firing proto shells, cast iron bombs filled...
other bomb-throwing trebuchets. By the publication of the 1350 edition Huolongjing during the Ming dynasty, the meaning of the character pao 砲 changed from...
ready to be shot from a bow. From the Huolongjing A fire arrow from the Wubei Zhi Rocket arrows from the Huolongjing. Depiction of fire arrows known as "divine...
Lizong. Subsequently, rockets are included in the military treatise Huolongjing, also known as the Fire Drake Manual, written by the Chinese artillery...
of Ars nova Foundation of the University of Kraków Chinese text the Huolongjing by Jiao Yu describes fire lances, fire arrows, rocket launchers, land...
Lizong. Subsequently, rockets are included in the military treatise Huolongjing, also known as the Fire Drake Manual, written by the Chinese artillery...
hollowed cannonball shells with gunpowder. Written later by Jiao Yu in his Huolongjing (mid-14th century), this manuscript recorded an earlier Song-era cast-iron...
Zongyao, Chinese military compendium written from around 1040 to 1044. Huolongjing, mid-14th-century Chinese military treatise. Jixiao Xinshu, Chinese military...
Nostradamus". He and Jiao Yu co-edited the military treatise known as the Huolongjing (Fire Dragon Manual). Liu Bowen initially aided Zhu Yuanzhang in his...
carries a sling for transport. The 'divine fire arrow screen' from the Huolongjing. A stationary arrow launcher that carries one hundred fire arrows. The...
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dated from 1350 and found in the 14th century Ming Dynasty treatise Huolongjing. With the development of better metallurgy techniques, later cannons...
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