Wǔ biān 武編
Compendium of Military Affairs by 唐順之 (Táng Shùnzhī, hào Jīngchuān 荊川, 1507–1560, 明)
About the work
A 10-juan Mid-Míng comprehensive military encyclopedia by Táng Shùnzhī, drawing on his experience in coastal defence against the wō kòu in the Jiājìng era. Composition: bracketed by Táng’s working life, with the work likely composed in the 1540s–1550s during the height of the wō kòu crisis. The frontmatter brackets to ca. 1540–1560.
Abstract
The Wǔ biān is the major Mid-Míng military encyclopedia, complementing the slightly later Jì xiào xīn shū of Qī Jìguāng (KR3b0019) — Táng’s contemporary and fellow wōkòu defender. The bibliographic record: Míng shǐ yìwén zhì; SKQS Zǐbù — Bīngjiā lèi.
Links
- Jì xiào xīn shū (KR3b0019) — the parallel Qī Jìguāng work.
- Kyoto Zinbun, Sìkù quánshū zǒngmù tíyào
- Wikidata