Hongyipao

Hongyipao
Hongyipao displayed at Hwaseong Fortress
TypeSmoothbore muzzle-loading culverin
Place of originPortugal
Service history
In serviceEarly 17th – late 19th centuries
Used by Ming dynasty
 Qing dynasty
 Joseon
WarsManchu conquest of China
Production history
Produced17th to 19th centuries
Specifications
Mass1,800 kilograms (4,000 lb)
Length2.15 metres (7.1 ft)

Caliber12 centimetres (4.7 in)
Barrels1
Effective firing range700 metres (2,300 ft)
Maximum firing range2 to 5 kilometres (1.2 to 3.1 mi)

Hongyipao (Chinese: 紅夷炮/紅衣炮; pinyin: hóngyípào; lit. 'red barbarian cannon/red coat cannon'; Vietnamese: hồng di pháo) was the Chinese name for portuguese-style muzzle-loading culverins introduced to China and Korea from the Portuguese colony of Macau and with the help of portuguese diplomats and advisors in the Beijing imperial Court like João Rodrigues.[1][2]

  1. ^ Oliveira, Francisco Roque De (2011). "João Rodrigues (1561?-1633)". DITEMA: Dicionário Temático de Macau. 4: 1307–1309.
  2. ^ "National Museum of Korea Quarterly Magazine". National Museum of Korea Quarterly Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2024.