Ming · General

Qi Jiguang 戚繼光

Attested AD 1555 - AD 1585

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qi Jiguang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1555 to AD 1585 戚繼光遺法
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 256, passage 116

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 256, passage 116

Learning and skills

Skill naval and land combat training methods 水軍先習陸戰 · Level legacy-model
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 116

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 116
Cited for legacy methods later applied to Tianjin naval training under Bi Ziyan; activity interval is Qi Jiguang's own Mid-Ming career, not the Tianqi narrative date.
Directly stated · History of Ming 256, passage 116

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 256Volume 256 Biographies 144: Cui Jingrong, Huang Kezuan, Bi Ziyan, Li Zhanggeng, Liu Zhifeng · 1 passage

及熊廷弼建三方布置策，天津居其一，增設鎮海諸營，用戚繼光遺法，水軍先習陸戰，軍由是可用。 When Xiong Tingbi devised the three-front disposition strategy, Tianjin was one of the three fronts; additional camps such as Zhenhai were established. Following Qi Jiguang's legacy methods, the navy trained first in land combat, and the force thereby became effective.