Wokou Raids and Ming Coastal Defense Campaigns (1400–1567)

1. Ningbo tribute conflict disrupts Sino-Japanese trade

   Jan 1, 1523Labels: Ningbo, Tribute Missions

   • Ningbo Incident

2. Shuangyu becomes major illicit maritime entrepôt

   Jan 1, 1539Labels: Shuangyu, Ningbo Coast

   • Jiajing Wokou
   • Shuangyu

3. Zhu Wan appointed to lead Zhejiang coastal defense

   Jan 1, 1547Labels: Zhu Wan, Zhejiang Command

   • Shuangyu
   • Zhu Wan

4. Ming strike destroys Shuangyu smuggling hub

   Jun 1, 1548Labels: Shuangyu, Ming Navy

   • Shuangyu
   • Jiajing Wokou

5. Zhu Wan’s suicide and policy reversal

   Jan 2, 1550Labels: Zhu Wan, Impeachment

   • Zhu Wan
   • Lu Tang

6. Wang Yu takes over Zhejiang anti-wokou command

   Jan 1, 1552Labels: Wang Yu, Zhejiang Defense

   • Jiajing Wokou

7. Qi Jiguang transferred to Zhejiang to fight wokou

   Jan 1, 1555Labels: Qi Jiguang, Zhejiang

   • Qi Jiguang
   • Qi Jiguang

8. Battle of Wangjiangjing yields major Ming victory

   May 10, 1555Labels: Battle of, Zhang Jing

   • Jiajing Wokou
   • Zhao Wenhua

9. Wang Zhi submits then is imprisoned

   Oct 17, 1557Labels: Wang Zhi, Zhoushan

   • Jiajing Wokou
   • Wang Zhi

10. Ming forces fail to dislodge pirates from Zhoushan

    Mar 1, 1558Labels: Zhoushan, Hu Zongxian

    • Jiajing Wokou

11. Wang Zhi executed in Hangzhou

    Jan 22, 1560Labels: Wang Zhi, Hangzhou

    • Wang Zhi
    • Jiajing Wokou

12. Qi Jiguang’s Taizhou campaign wins successive victories

    Jan 1, 1561Labels: Qi Jiguang, Taizhou Campaign

    • Berkshire Qi
    • Qi Jiguang

13. Qi Jiguang’s Fujian offensive destroys major pirate lairs

    Jul 1, 1562Labels: Qi Jiguang, Fujian Offensive

    • Qi Jiguang

14. Ming retakes Xinghua after pirate capture

    Apr 1, 1563Labels: Xinghua, Qi Jiguang

    • Qi Jiguang
    • Ming Timeline

15. Nan’ao Island battle defeats remaining pirate coalition

    Sep 1, 1565Labels: Nan'ao Island, Qi Jiguang

    • Qi Jiguang
    • Yu Dayou

16. Longqing-era maritime trade relaxation begins

    Jan 1, 1567Labels: Longqing Emperor, Maritime Relaxation

    • Ming Timeline
    • Longqing