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Imperial Chinese Navy, the Glossary

The Imperial Chinese Navy was the modern navy of the Qing dynasty of China established in 1875.^[1]

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Military history of the Qing dynasty
Naval history of China

Battle of the Yalu River (1894)

The Battle of the Yalu River (translit) was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War, and took place on 17 September 1894, the day after the Japanese victory at the land Battle of Pyongyang.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Beiyang Fleet

The Beiyang Fleet (Pei-yang Fleet;, alternatively Northern Seas Fleet) was one of the four modernized Chinese navies in the late Qing dynasty. Imperial Chinese Navy and Beiyang Fleet are military history of the Qing dynasty and naval history of China.

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Boxer Rebellion

The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising or the Boxer Insurrection, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, known as the "Boxers" in English due to many of its members having practised Chinese martial arts, which at the time were referred to as "Chinese boxing".

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British Weihaiwei

Weihaiwei or Wei-hai-wei on the northeastern coast of China, was a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930.

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Brown-water navy

A brown-water navy or riverine navy, in the broadest sense, is a naval force capable of military operations in littoral zone waters.

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Cabinet of Prince Qing

The Cabinet of Prince Qing was the first cabinet of the Qing dynasty and of China, formed as part of the Qing state's reforms to create a constitutional monarchy in the early 20th century.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chinese Communist Party

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Chinese cruiser Hai Chi

Hai Chi was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

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Chinese cruiser Hai Tien

Hai Tien was the second ship of the of protected cruisers and one of the last built for the Manchu Qing dynasty.

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Chinese ironclad Dingyuan

Dingyuan (English: Everlasting Peace) was an ironclad battleship and the flagship of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet.

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Chinese ironclad Pingyuan

, originally known as Pingyuan, was an ironclad coastal battleship that served with the Imperial Chinese Beiyang Fleet and later the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Chinese ironclad Zhenyuan

Zhenyuan was an ironclad battleship built for the Chinese Beiyang Fleet.

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Dalian

Dalian is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang and Harbin).

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Dingyuan-class ironclad

The Dingyuan class consisted of a pair of ironclad warships— and —built for the Imperial Chinese Navy in the 1880s.

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East China Sea

The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China.

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Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi (29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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First Opium War

The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.

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First Sino-Japanese War

The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) or the First China–Japan War was a conflict between the Qing dynasty and the Empire of Japan primarily over influence in Korea.

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Flag of the Qing dynasty

The flag of the Qing dynasty was an emblem adopted in the late 19th century featuring the Azure Dragon on a plain yellow field with the red flaming pearl in the upper left corner.

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Foochow Arsenal

The Foochow Arsenal, also known as the Fuzhou or Mawei Arsenal, was one of several shipyards created by the Qing Empire and a flagship project of French assistance to China during the Self-Strengthening Movement. Imperial Chinese Navy and Foochow Arsenal are military history of the Qing dynasty and naval history of China.

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Fujian

Fujian is a province on the southeastern coast of China.

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Fujian Fleet

The Fujian Fleet founded in 1678 as the Fujian Marine Fleet was one of China's four regional fleets during the closing decades of the nineteenth century. Imperial Chinese Navy and Fujian Fleet are naval history of China.

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Fuzhou

Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China.

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Guangdong Fleet

The Guangdong Fleet was the smallest of China's four regional fleets during the second half of the nineteenth century. Imperial Chinese Navy and Guangdong Fleet are naval history of China.

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Guangxu Emperor

The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

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Guangzhou

Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.

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Hai Qi-class cruiser

The Hai Chi class was a class of two protected cruisers built for the Qing Dynasty from 1896–1899.

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Hubei

Hubei is an inland province of China, and is part of the Central China region.

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Jiangnan Shipyard

Jiangnan Shipyard is a historic shipyard in Shanghai, China.

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Junk (ship)

A junk is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads, and a flat-bottomed design. Imperial Chinese Navy and junk (ship) are naval history of China.

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Lüshunkou, Dalian

Lüshunkou District (also Lyushunkou District) is a district of Dalian, Liaoning province, China.

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List of emperors of the Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty (1644–1912) was a Manchu-led imperial Chinese dynasty and the last imperial dynasty of China.

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Liugong Island

Liugong Island is a small island located on the northeastern edge of Shandong Peninsula, China, at the mouth of Weihai Bay. Imperial Chinese Navy and Liugong Island are naval history of China.

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Louchuan

Louchuan were a type of Chinese naval vessels, primarily a floating fortress, which have seen use since the Han dynasty.

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Meiji Restoration

The Meiji Restoration (Meiji Ishin), referred to at the time as the, and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Mengchong

The Mengchong was a leather-covered assault warship used in China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE.

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Military history of China before 1912

The recorded military history of China extends from about 2200 BC to the present day.

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Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports.

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Nanyang Fleet

The Nanyang Fleet was one of the four modernised Chinese naval fleets in the late Qing Dynasty. Imperial Chinese Navy and Nanyang Fleet are naval history of China.

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Naval history of China

The naval history of China dates back thousands of years, with archives existing since the late Spring and Autumn period regarding the Chinese navy and the various ship types employed in wars.

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Navy

A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Pazhou

Pazhou is a subdistrict of Haizhu in southeastern Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, in China.

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People's Liberation Army Navy

The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China. Imperial Chinese Navy and People's Liberation Army Navy are navies by country.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Republic of China (1912–1949)

The Republic of China (ROC), or simply China, as a sovereign state was based on mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when the government retreated to Taiwan, where it continues to be based.

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Republic of China Navy

The Republic of China Navy (ROCN; historically as the Chinese Navy or ROC Navy, colloquially the Taiwanese Navy) is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF). Imperial Chinese Navy and Republic of China Navy are navies by country.

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Sa Zhenbing

Sa Zhenbing (30 March 1859 – 10 April 1952) was a prominent Chinese admiral of the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic.

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Self-Strengthening Movement

The Self-Strengthening Movement, also known as the Westernization or Western Affairs Movement (–1895), was a period of radical institutional reforms initiated in China during the late Qing dynasty following the military disasters of the Opium Wars.

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Shanghai

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.

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Sherard Osborn

Sherard Osborn (25 April 1822 – 6 May 1875) was a Royal Navy admiral and Arctic explorer.

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Sino-French War

The Sino-French War, also known as the Tonkin War, was a limited conflict fought from August 1884 to April 1885 between the French Third Republic and Qing China for influence in Vietnam. There was no declaration of war. The Chinese armies performed better than in their other nineteenth-century wars. Although French forces emerged victorious from most engagements, the Chinese scored noteworthy successes on land, notably forcing the French to hastily withdraw from occupied Lạng Sơn in the late stages of the war, thus regaining control of the town and its surroundings.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Taiping Rebellion

The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Hakka-led Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.

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Taiwan Strait

The Taiwan Strait is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is itself a subject of an international dispute over its political status.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Chinese_Navy

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See also

Military history of the Qing dynasty

Naval history of China

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