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Encyclopedia > Naval History of China

There was archieve dating back very early about the ancient navy of China. But considering China was a country which was longtime menaced by nomad tribes such as Xiongnu, Gokturks, Mongol and so on. The navy was always seen as the assistant rather than a important military force. Kazakh nomads in the steppes of the Russian Empire, ca. ... A Xiongnu belt buckle. ... The Göktürks or Kök-Türks known as Tujue (突厥 tu2 jue2) in medieval Chinese sources, established the first known Turkic state around 552, after the Huns, under the leadership of Bumin/Tuman Khan/Khaghan (d. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ...

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Sui Dynasty

Goguryeo-Sui Wars The Sui Dynasty (Chinese: 隋朝; Hanyu Pinyin: 581-618) followed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and preceded the Tang Dynasty in China. ... The Goguryeo-Sui War was a series of campaigns launched by the Sui Dynasty of China against the Goguryeo dynasty of Korea between 598 and 614. ...


Tang Dynasty

Battle of Baekgang For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). ...


Song Dynasty

Battle of Yamen The Song Dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... Combatants Song Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Commanders Zhang Shijie Zhang Hongfan Strength 200,000 1000+ warships 20,000 50+ warships Casualties unknown, though almost all perished unknown The Battle of Yamen (崖門戰役; or 崖山海戰, lit. ...


Ming Dynasty

The Míng Dynasty (Chinese: 明朝; Pinyin: Míng Cháo) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ... Zheng He wearing formal official dress Zheng He (Traditional Chinese: 鄭和; Simplified Chinese: 郑和; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Cheng Ho; Birth name: 馬三寶 / 马三宝; pinyin: Mǎ Sānbǎo; Arabic name: Hajji Mahmud) (1371–1433), is the most well-known Chinese mariner and explorer who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels... 16th century Japanese pirate raids. ... The Seven-Year War was the conflict from 1592 to 1598 on the Korean peninsula, following two successive Japanese invasions of Korea. ...

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing the... There were two Opium Wars between Britain and China. ... The Sino-French War or Franco-Chinese War was a war fought between the French Third Republic and Qing Empire that lasted from September 1884 to June 1885. ... There were two wars known as the Sino-Japanese War (between China and Japan): The First Sino-Japanese War occurred between 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ...

Republic of China

Republic of China Navy Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the ROC Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (in law) 1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guoyü) Government President Vice President Premier Multiparty democracy Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution Declared  October 10, 1911 Established  January... The Republic of China Navy (中華民國海軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó HÇŽijÅ«n) is the maritime branch of the armed forces of the Republic of China. ...


People's Republic of China

PLAN Jack and Ensign The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) (Simp. ... Taiwan Strait The First Taiwan Strait Crisis (also called the 1954-1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis) was a short armed conflict that took place between the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) governments. ... Taiwan Strait The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) governments in which the PRC was accused by Taiwan of shelling the islands of Matsu and... Taiwan Strait The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the Peoples Republic of China in the waters surrounding Taiwan including the Taiwan Strait from July 21... Battle of Hoàng Sa was a sea battlte between the Republic of Vietnam and the Peoples Republic of China from 17 to 19 January 1974 at the Paracel Islands. ...

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