| Chinese military before 1912 | |
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| Leaders | Emperor of China |
| Dates of operation | c. 1900 BC – 1911 |
| Active regions | |
| Part of | Chinese Empire |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | List of Chinese wars and battles |
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| History of China |
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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