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China: Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), Ming Dynasty general and patriot best known for defending the Chinese coast against raiding wokou< / i> Japanese pirates in the 16th century. Ming Dynasty portrait, ink and paint on silk
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Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty.
. He is best known for leading Ming forces to defend China's east coastal regions from raids by the wokou (Japanese: wako) in the 16th century and is widely regarded as a national hero in Chinese culture.