Ancient Chinese Warfare (103 page)

Water management

Waterways

Wealth accumulation

Weapon(s)

agricultural implement as

chariot as

and chariot compartment

and combat space

design of

manufacture of

materials used for

metal

and military logistics

and military tactics

and military training

origin of

possession of

proliferation of

tools as

use of

Wei
(protector)

Wei Shu

Wen (king)

and bow and arrow

and horse

Wen Ting (aka Wen Wu Ting)

consorts of

and marriage alliance

military activity of

and military contingents

reign of

Wen Wu Ting.
See
Wu Ting

Wheel, chariot

Wheel rim (felloes), chariot

Wo

Women

in labor force, for wall building

in military

See also
Fu; Consorts

Wood

arrow

arrowhead

bow

Wu, Marquis

Wu Ch’i

and Anyang

and bow

and chariot

and horse

and military logistics

and Virtue

and Wu-ch’eng

Wu (king)

and archery

and chariot

and long weapon

Wu Kuan

Wu Ting (king)

and Anyang

authority of

and capitals

and chariot

and Ch’iang

and Chien-fang

and Chi-fang

and Chih

and Ch’üeh

and Chung

commanders of
(see also individual commanders)

consorts of

and Fang

and horse

and Hsia-wei

and Hsüan

and hunting

and Ko (tribe)

and Kuei

and Kuei-fang

and Kung

and Lung-fang

and Ma-fang

and marriage alliance

military activity of

military activity of (early period)

military activity of (late period)

military activity of (middle period)

and military contingents

and military logistics

and military tactics

and military training

and military troops

and Pa-fang

reign of

and sacrifice

and spear

and T’an

and Tiger Quarter (Hu-gang)

and Tu-fang

and T’ung

and Wang

and Wo

and Yi

and Yü

and Yüan-ch’ü

and Yüeh

Wu Yi

consorts of

and marriage alliance

military activity of

and military contingents

reign of

Wu-ch’eng

Wu-tsu-shu
(military title)

Wu-tzu

Xinjiang

Ya
(commander).
See also
Military commander

Yang-ch’eng

Yang-hsiang-ch’eng

Yao (aka T’ang-shih)

and bow

and Hsia, capitals and sites of

reign of

and San Miao

and water management

Yellow earth

Yellow Emperor (Hsüan-yüan)

and boat and oar

and bow

and bow and arrow

and chariot

and Chi’ih Yu, defeat of

clan of

and good vs. evil

and morality

origin of

and pipes and drums

reign of

and southern-pointing chariot

and supremacy, struggle for

and swords

and topographical conditions

and Virtue

and Yü

Yen

Yen Hui

Yen Ti.
See
Red Emperor

Yen-ling, Battle of

and chariot

Yen-mang-ch’eng

Yen-shih

function of

Yi (aka Tung Yi; Nine Yi)

and Chung Ting

and San Miao

and Shang

Yi (emperor)

and bow and crossbow

and Hsia, capitals and sites of

and Hsia-wei

military activity of

reign of

and succession battles

and water management

Yi (wife of Yi)

Yi Yih

Yi Yin

and Hsia, conquest of

as spy

Yin
(military title)

“Yin Wu” (“Martial Yin”)

Ying Lung

Yin-hsiang-ch’eng

Yoke

Yü

and boat and cart

and bow

and chariot

and Ch’iang

death of

and Hsia, capitals and sites of

reign of

and San Miao

and succession battles

and Virtue

and water management

and Wu Ting

Yü Shih (Rain Commander)

Yu Yi

Yüan

Yüan Chen

Yüan-ch’ü

Yüeh
(axe)

bronze versions of

decorations on

design and size of

and head mounting

jade versions of

materials for

stone versions of

symbolic nature of

use of

Yüeh (commander)

Yüeh (tribe)

Yüeh-shih

Yü-fu-t’un

Yu-hu

Yung.
See
T’ung

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