Military history of China before 1912

Chinese military before 1912
Chinese military before 1912
Leaders	Emperor of China
Dates of operation	c. 1900 BC – 1911
Active regions	East Asia; Southeast Asia; Central Asia; North Asia;
Part of	Chinese Empire
Opponents	Donghu; Xirong; Xiongnu; Xianbei; Qiang; Jie; Di; Khitans; Gokturks; Tibetans; Jurchens; Mongols; Vietnam; Korea; Japan; Russia; others;
Battles and wars	List of Chinese wars and battles

The recorded military history of China extends from about 2200 BC to the present day. Chinese pioneered the use of crossbows, advanced metallurgical standardization for arms and armor, early gunpowder weapons, and other advanced weapons, but also adopted nomadic cavalry^[1] and Western military technology.^[2] China's armies also benefited from an advanced logistics system as well as a rich strategic tradition, beginning with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, that deeply influenced military thought.^[3]

^ H. G. Creel: "The Role of the Horse in Chinese History", The American Historical Review, Vol. 70, No. 3 (1965), pp. 647–672 (649f.)
^ Frederic E. Wakeman: The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-century China, Vol. 1 (1985), ISBN 978-0-520-04804-1, p. 77
^ Griffith (2006), 1

[1] H. G. Creel: "The Role of the Horse in Chinese History", The American Historical Review, Vol. 70, No. 3 (1965), pp. 647–672 (649f.)

[Wakeman_1985,_77-2] Frederic E. Wakeman: The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-century China, Vol. 1 (1985), ISBN 978-0-520-04804-1, p. 77

[3] Griffith (2006), 1

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