Illustration of a platformed crossbow in the Wubei ZhiIllustration of a Sun Zi troop formation in Wubei Zhi
The Wubei Zhi (Chinese: 武備志; Treatise on Armament Technology or Records of Armaments and Military Provisions), also commonly known by its Japanese translated name Bubishi,[1][2][3] is a military book in Chinese history. It was compiled in 1621 by Mao Yuanyi [zh] （茅元儀 Máo Yuányí; 1594–1640?), an officer of waterborne troops in the Ming dynasty. The Wubei Zhi contains 240 volumes, 10,405 pages, and more than 200,000 Chinese characters.
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The WubeiZhi (Chinese: 武備志; Treatise on Armament Technology or Records of Armaments and Military Provisions), also commonly known by its Japanese translated...
of naval warfare, were written during the Ming period, including the WubeiZhi and Jixiao Xinshu. Additionally, shipwrecks have been excavated in the...
A fire arrow from the WubeiZhi Depiction of fire arrows known as "divine engine arrows" (shen ji jian 神機箭) from the WubeiZhi. Depiction of a stationary...
Multiple rocket launcher supported by a wheelbarrow cart, recorded in WubeiZhi. The frame of the cart can be attached to variable sizes of rocket pods...
in the WubeiZhi (1621). The launcher is constructed using basketry. A "charging leopard pack" arrow rocket launcher as depicted in the WubeiZhi. A "nest...
in the WubeiZhi. The launcher is constructed using basketry. A "long serpent enemy breaking" fire arrow launcher as depicted in the WubeiZhi. It carries...
1906 Proposal 4 for the ROC flag, later adopted as the flag of the China Zhi Gong Party 1906 Proposal 5 for the ROC flag, later used as the flag of the...
WubeiZhi [武備志] (1628) preserves the Mao Kun map [茅坤圖], which is largely based on material from the voyages. Li Zhaoxiang's Longjiang Chuanchang Zhi [龍江船廠志;...
sailing charts, the Mao Kun map, were published in a book entitled the WubeiZhi (A Treatise on Armament Technology) written in 1621 and published in 1628...
Shorter bow designs became popular during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE). WubeiZhi (Chapter 102) describes several bow styles popular during the Ming dynasty:...
Ming dynasty soldier wielding a guandao Depictions of guandao from the WubeiZhi Soldier carrying a guandao fleeing from Nurhaci (center right), 17th c...
of navigation charts published in the Ming dynasty military treatise WubeiZhi. The book was compiled by Mao Yuanyi [zh] in 1621 and published in 1628;...
century Temasek (the name used before it was changed to Singapura), Dao Yi Zhi Lue written by Wang Dayuan, indicates that Temasek was ruled by a local chief...
later naval handbooks and encyclopedias such as the naval section of the WubeiZhi from circa 1628. These works would incorporate illustrations of ships...
Japanese, it was generally not regarded as an important military weapon. The WubeiZhi, written during the 17th century, says that it was favored by people in...
of Huang Shigong Questions and Replies Other texts Sun Bin's Art of War Thirty-Six Stratagems Wujing Zongyao Huolongjing Jixiao Xinshu WubeiZhi v t e...
Jixiao Xinshu, Chinese military manual written during the 1560s and 1580s. WubeiZhi, Chinese military book was compiled in 1621. Needham 1986, p. 24. Needham...
the WubeiZhi Rocket arrows from the Huolongjing. Depiction of fire arrows known as "divine engine arrows" (shen ji jian 神機箭) from the WubeiZhi. Earliest...
was marked in the Mao Kun navigational map historical maritime annal WubeiZhi said to date from the voyages of Ming dynasty's Admiral Zheng He. Long...
multiple sections of the Tronck ignited at once. A fire lance from the WubeiZhi by Mao Yuanyi, 1621. The phalanx-charging fire-gourd, one of many fire...
Mao Kun map from WubeiZhi, which is based on the early 15th century navigation maps of Zheng He, showing Temasek (淡馬錫) at the top left, and Long Ya Men...
1040 to 1044 Huolongjing – mid-14th-century Chinese military treatise WubeiZhi – Chinese military book compiled in 1621 Shahar 2008, p. 62 Huang 1981...
in the WubeiZhi (1621). The launcher is constructed using basketry. A "charging leopard pack" arrow rocket launcher as depicted in the WubeiZhi. A "nest...
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