Military of the Han dynasty
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The military of the Han dynasty was the military apparatus of China from 202 BC to 220 AD, with a brief interregnum by the reign of Wang Mang and his Xin dynasty from 9 AD to 23 AD, followed by two ye
Han dynasty tomb figurines of soldiers
Han shieldbearers
Han shieldbearers
Miniature models of Han shields
Naval history of China
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The naval history of China dates back thousands of years, with archives existing since the late Spring and Autumn period regarding the Chinese navy and the various ship types employed in wars. The Min
Military of the Han dynasty
…Han armies consisted primarily of infantry and cavalry, with minor use of chariots that became obsolete during the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD). The Han naval forces included marines on tower ships built for inland riverine and lake battles rather than overseas ventures. To the north along the eastern Eurasian Steppe…
Legend: "The great ships full of boys and girls sent in search of the immortal medicine (Hôraizan) by the Chinese Emperor Shih Huang Ti (Shikôtei), c. 219 BCE". A 19th century ukiyo-e by Kuniyoshi depicting the ships of the great sea expedition sent around 219 BC by the first Chinese Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to find the legendary home of the immortals, the Mount Penglai, and retrieve the elixir of immortality.
A Song dynasty junk ship, 13th century; Chinese ships of the Song period featured hulls with watertight compartments.
Chinese sailors from the Hai Chi, of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
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