The MeG Podcast, Series 5, Episode 4 - Sixteen Kingdoms to Tang Chinese

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The MeG podcast is back for an episode covering the complex period of Chinese history from the Sixteen Kingdoms period to the rise of the Tang dynasty.

Richard takes us through the history along with a helpful flowchart of dynasties, and we all bring an army list for discussion.

Read on for the link to the podcast. the army lists, some suggested reading and figures for armies ...


Unfortunately there are a few sound glitches, but hopefully not too much of an issue.

Here is the flowchart that Richard produced to assist following all the dynasties:




Here are the lists discussed. No guarantees about their effectiveness are made and, as ever, you use them at your own risk.

Matt's list:


Richard's list


Nik's list:


Also a few other lists used in competitions:





Books

“Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900” by David Graff - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-Chinese-Warfare-300-900-History/dp/0415239559

“Imperial Chinese Armies: 200 BC-589 AD” by Chris Peers - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Imperial-Chinese-Armies-BC-589-Men-at-Arms/dp/1855325144

“Imperial Chinese Armies (2): 590-1260 AD” by Chris Peers - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Imperial-Chinese-Armies-590-1260-Men-at-Arms/dp/1855325993

“The Army of Tang China” by Karl Heinze Ranitzsch - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Army-Tang-China-Heinze-Ranitzsch/dp/1874101043

“Battles of Ancient China” by Chris Peers - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battles-Ancient-China-Chris-Peers/dp/1848847904

“Tang China in Multi-Polar Asia: A History of Diplomacy and War (The World of East Asia)” by Zhenping Wang - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tang-China-Multi-Polar-Asia-Diplomacy/dp/0824872843

“Rise of the Tang Dynasty: The Reunification of China and the Military Response to the Steppe Nomads (AD581-626)” by Julian Romane - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rise-Tang-Dynasty-Reunification-AD581-626/dp/1473887771

“Military Culture in Imperial China” by various - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Military-Imperial-Paperback-Crespigny-Jonathan/dp/B00CTCZNWC

“China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China Book 2)” by Mark Lewis & Timothy Brook - https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-Between-Empires-Northern-Dynasties/dp/0674060350

“China’s Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China Book 3)” by Mark Lewis & Timothy Brook - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chinas-Cosmopolitan-Empire-History-Imperial/dp/0674064011

“The Eurasian Way of War: Military Practice in Seventh-Century China and Byzantium (Asian States and Empires)” by David Graff - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eurasian-Way-Asian-States-Empires/dp/1138477206

 

Figures

15mm

Essex Miniatures - https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-tang-sui-chinese and https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-ancient-tang-five-dynasties-chinese and https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/15mm-ancient-northern-southern-dynasties-chinese

Outpost (from mrfootballer on eBay) - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=mrfootballer&_oac=1

Viking Forge - https://www.thevikingforge.net/15mm-fea-Tang-Chinese.html

 

28mm

Essex Miniatures - https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/collections/25mm-ancient-tang-five-dynasties-chinese

The Assault Group - https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/product-category/medieval-asia/sui-dynasty/ and https://theassaultgroup.co.uk/product-category/medieval-asia/tang-dynasty/








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