Chinese | 威远将军炮 |
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Founded | 1690 |
Founder | Dai Zi [1] |
National origin | Qing Dynasty |
Named by | Kangxi Emperor [2] |
Weiyuan General Cannon [3] ( simplified Chinese: 威远将军炮; traditional Chinese: 威遠將軍炮), also known as "Weiyuan General Gun" or "Divine Invincible Great General Cannon", [4] was a large- caliber, short-barreled front-mounted mortar, [5] manufactured in the 29th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1690). [6]
Weiyuan General Cannon was first developed by Nan Huairen, but eventually failed, [7] and was later developed successfully by Dai Zi (戴梓), [8] a firearms maker in the early Qing Dynasty.
Weiyuan General Cannon, made of bronze, [9] had a caliber of 212 mm, [10] a length of 69 cm, and weighed 280 kg. [11]
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Dzungar nobles, supported by Tsarist Russia, launched a large-scale rebellion. In order to quell this rebellion, Emperor Xuanye ordered the manufacture of firearms. Nan Huairen accepted the task of making cannons, he spent a year but failed to build it. Then, Dai Zi built the cannon in eight days [12] (another way of saying eight months). [13] Emperor Xuanye was so happy about this that he led all ministers to try it out themselves, and then named the cannon "Weiyuan General Cannon". [14]
Weiyuan General Cannon played an important role in the Pacification of the Dzungar Rebellion (平定准噶尔叛乱) by the Kangxi Emperor, [15] and the Qing army's several battles against the enemy. [16]
Chinese | 威远将军炮 |
---|---|
Founded | 1690 |
Founder | Dai Zi [1] |
National origin | Qing Dynasty |
Named by | Kangxi Emperor [2] |
Weiyuan General Cannon [3] ( simplified Chinese: 威远将军炮; traditional Chinese: 威遠將軍炮), also known as "Weiyuan General Gun" or "Divine Invincible Great General Cannon", [4] was a large- caliber, short-barreled front-mounted mortar, [5] manufactured in the 29th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1690). [6]
Weiyuan General Cannon was first developed by Nan Huairen, but eventually failed, [7] and was later developed successfully by Dai Zi (戴梓), [8] a firearms maker in the early Qing Dynasty.
Weiyuan General Cannon, made of bronze, [9] had a caliber of 212 mm, [10] a length of 69 cm, and weighed 280 kg. [11]
At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Dzungar nobles, supported by Tsarist Russia, launched a large-scale rebellion. In order to quell this rebellion, Emperor Xuanye ordered the manufacture of firearms. Nan Huairen accepted the task of making cannons, he spent a year but failed to build it. Then, Dai Zi built the cannon in eight days [12] (another way of saying eight months). [13] Emperor Xuanye was so happy about this that he led all ministers to try it out themselves, and then named the cannon "Weiyuan General Cannon". [14]
Weiyuan General Cannon played an important role in the Pacification of the Dzungar Rebellion (平定准噶尔叛乱) by the Kangxi Emperor, [15] and the Qing army's several battles against the enemy. [16]