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Wokou (Chinese: 倭寇; pinyin:
Wōkòu; ****anese: 倭寇; Hepburn: Wakō; Korean: 왜구; Hanja: 倭寇; RR: Waegu),
which translates to "****anese pirates", were pirates...
- The
Jiajing wokou raids caused extensive damage to the
coast of
China in the 16th century,
during the
reign of the
Jiajing Emperor (r. 1521–67) in the...
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forces of the
Spanish Philippines led by
Captain Juan
Pablo de Carrión and
wokou (possibly led by ****anese pirates)
headed by Tay Fusa.
These battles, which...
- (1528-1588 AD), a
general of the Ming Dynasty,
studied wokou's tactics and ****anese
swords to
repel wokou pirates.
General Qi also
wrote a
military book named...
- He is best
known for
leading the
defense on the
coastal regions against wokou pirate activities in the 16th century, as well as for the reinforcement...
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became a base of the
Wokou (****anese pirates). The
Korean Joseon Dynasty sent a
fleet to
Tsushima in 1419 for the
suppression of
Wokou activity.
Korea subsequently...
- ****anese
pirates (
wokou). The
attack is
easily repelled and the
wokou inflict heavy casualties on the Ming forces. It is
revealed that the
Wokou are in fact...
- the
island of
Wokou,
burned down 300
ships and
rescued more than 100
Korean prisoners.
There is no
mention of any
engagement with the
Wokou.
Following the...
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martial artist,
military general, and
writer best
known for
countering the
wokou pirates along China's
southeastern coast during the
reign of the Jiajing...
- themselves. The
Wokou (****anese pirates) were also a
problem during King Gongmin's reign.
Initially starting as 'hit-and-run' bandits, the
Wokou evolved into...
