Wokou
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Wokou, meaning "Japanese pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 17th century. The wokou were made of various ethnicities of East Asian ancestr
An 18th-century Chinese painting depicting a naval battle between wokou pirates and the Chinese
One of the gates of the Chongwu Fortress on the Fujian coast, originally built c. 1384
A suit of wokou armour on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
Attacks by the wokou. Excerpt of the Wokou Tujuan, a 17th-century scroll
1582 Cagayan battles
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The Cagayan battles occurred in 1582 between amphibious forces of the Spanish Philippines, led by Juan Pablo de Carrión, and Japanese wokou pirates, led by Tay Fusa, possibly identified with Naya Suke
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…century. Aparri in northern Luzon was established as a pirate city-state under the patronage of the wokou. The area around Aparri was the site of the 1582 Cagayan battles between wokou and Spanish soldiers. The wokou were not limited to Aparri. The pirate-warlord Limahong attempted and failed to invade Manila and afterwards…
Rōnin, or masterless samurai.
Japanese sampan-like river boat.
Nueva Segovia church.