Sunday, September 1, 2019

(6) Great Commanders of the Far East

Ancient East Asia (1100 BC-300 AD)

Jiang Ziya (1100 BC-1030 BC) -

Sun Bin (380 BC-316 BC) -

Bai Qi (320 BC-257 BC) -

Wang Jian (280 BC-220 BC) -

Ying Zheng "Qin Shi Huangdi" (260 BC-210 BC) -

Xiang Yu (232 BC-202 BC) -

Han Xin (230 BC-196 BC) -

Wei Qing (160 BC-106 BC) -

Liu Xiu "Emperor Guangwu" (5 BC-57 AD) -

Ban Chao (32-102) -

Cao Cao (155-220) -

Sima Yi (179-251) -

Zhuge Liang (181-234) -

Sun Ce (175-200) -

Zhou Yu (175-210) - A general which served the Sun house in the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms. He first served as an officer, administrator and strategist under Sun Jian and his son Sun Ce. Under Sun Quan he was given more commands and took part alongside Cheng Pu in the campaign against Huang Zu (a general under Liu Biao in Jing Province) in 208. In that same year he organized an army of 30,000 men and together with Cheng Pu and their ally Liu Bei they fought the massive naval battle at Chibi (Redcliff), which led to the Han Empire being divided into three states. Afterwards Zhou Yu, Liu Bei and Cheng Pu campaigned against Cao Ren in Jing Province. Zhou Yu died in the year 210 while planning an invasion of Yi Province in the west (controlled by warlord Liu Zhang) and was succeeded in his duties by Lu Su.

Sun Quan (182-252) -

Wang Jun (206-286) -


Imperial East Asia (300-1300)


Huan Wen (312-373) -

Xie Xuan (343-388) - A general of the declining Jin Dynasty after the barbarian invasions which swept northern China. Xie Xuan served under the general Huan Wen and his brother Huan Huo in fighting the state of Former Qin, a state created by sinicized Di people which had conquered the north by the 4th century. With the support of the Jin chancellor Xie An, he was promoted. Organizing a well trained army he relieved the city of Pengcheng in 378. Fu Jian finally carried out a massive invasion of the south which culminated in Xie Xuan's victory against Former Qin at the Fei River (383), he successfully defended the Jin Dynasty and prevented the Di barbarians from conquering the south. Due to this victory and the death of prominent general and lord Huan Chong, Xie Xuan was again promoted. Afterwards he carried out a counterattack against Former Qin as far north as the Yellow River. Then relieved the Former Qin armies, who were under attack in Yecheng by Murong Chui of Later Yan. Further operations were ended as Murong Chui took up a strong position behind the Yellow River, and so Xie Xuan withdrew. Not long after this campaign Xie Xuan fell ill and died.

Liu Yu "Emperor Wu" (363-422)

Gwanggaeto (374-413)

Yang Jian "Emperor Wen" (541-604)

Li Shimin "Emperor Taizong" (598-649)

Li Jing (571-649)

Li Shiji (594-669)

Su Dingfang (591-667)

Xue Rengui (614-683)

Guo Ziyi (697-781)

Abaoji "Emperor Taizu" (872-926)

Zhao Kuangyin "Emperor Taizu" (927-976)

Wanyan Aguda "Emperor Taizu" (1068-1123)

Yue Fei (1103-1142)

Genghis Khan (1162-1227)

Mukhali (1170-1223)

Subutai (1175-1248)

Batu Khan (1207-1255)

Kublai Khan "Emperor Shizu" (1215-1294)

Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300)


Early Modern East Asia (1300 - 1800)


Zhu Yuanzhang "Hongwu Emperor" (1328-1398)

Fu Youde (1327-1394)

Feng Sheng (1330-1395)

Xu Da (1332-1385)

Lan Yu (1330-1393)

Mu Ying (1345-1392)


Zhu Di "Yongle Emperor" (1360-1424)

Zheng He (1371-1435)

Qi Jiguang (1528-1588)

Li Chengliang (1526-1618)

Konishi Yukinaga (1555-1600)

Kwon Yul (1537-1599)

Yi Sun Sin (1545-1598)

Bayinnaung (1516-1581)

Naresuan (1555-1605)

Nurhachi (1559-1626)

Dorgon (1612-1650)

Zheng Chenggong (1624-1662)

Aisin Gioro Xuanye "Kangxi Emperor" (1654-1722)

Alaungpaya (1714-1760)

Zhao Hui (1708-1764)

Fukanggan (1753-1796)


Japanese Feudal Era (500-1800)


Taira Tomomori (1152-1185) -

Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-1189) -

Mori Motonari (1497-1571) -

Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) -

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578) -


Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) -

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598) -

Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) -

Kuki Yoshitaka (1542-1600) -

Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619) -

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(6) Great Commanders of the Far East

Ancient East Asia (1100 BC-300 AD) Jiang Ziya (1100 BC-1030 BC) - Sun Bin (380 BC-316 BC) - Bai Qi (320 BC-257 BC) - Wang Jian (280...