Jizhou Garrison

[[File:Kinesiska muren Mingdynastin.jpg|320px|thumb|Map of the Ming Great Wall. The gray dots on the map indicate the locations of the military garrisons.]] [[File:20090529 Great Wall 8185.jpg|320px|thumb|The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling is a section that was once part of the Jizhou Garrison.]] The '''Jizhou Garrison''' ({{zh|c=蓟州镇|p=Jìzhōuzhèn}}), also known as '''Ji''', was one of the Nine Garrisons established during the Ming dynasty. It was under the command of Jiliao.<ref name="csc">{{Cite book |last=Fang |first=Jun |title=China's Second Capital - Nanjing under the Ming, 1368-1644 |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |isbn=978-0415855259 |page=87 |chapter=3 Patronage, Proving ground and Punishment |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LFihAwAAQBAJ&q=General+Jiliao&pg=PA72}}</ref> The garrison was established during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424).<ref name="chsc">{{Cite web |title=The Most Majestic Great Wall of All |url=http://www.chinascenic.com/magazine/the-most-majestic-great-wall-of-all-271.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822014228/http://www.chinascenic.com/magazine/the-most-majestic-great-wall-of-all-271.html |archive-date=22 August 2017 |access-date=1 January 2016 |publisher=China Scenic 中国国家地理}}</ref> Its headquarters likely located at Santunying, northwest of Qianxi in Hebei. The garrison's main responsibility was to defend the Great Wall of China in the Yan Mountains, stretching from Shanhai Pass in the east to the Juyong Pass north of Beijing.

The section of the Great Wall under the jurisdiction of the Jizhou garrison was divided into 11 sections and 27 sub-sections. These included well-known sections such as Badaling, Shui Pass, Huanghuacheng, Jiankou, Mutianyu, Baimaguan Fort, Gubeikou, Jinshanling, Simatai, and Huangya Pass.<ref name="Ai">{{Cite book |last=Jing |first=Ai |title=A History of the Great Wall of China |publisher=sCPG Publishing Corporation |year=2015 |isbn=9781938368172 |pages=90–93 |chapter=7. The Period of Overall Maintenance for The Great Wall}}</ref> The garrison was responsible for a total of 600<ref name="memim">{{Cite web |title=Nine Garrisons of the Ming dynasty |url=http://memim.com/nine-garrisons-of-the-ming-dynasty.html |access-date=1 January 2016 |publisher=MEMIM Encyclopedia}}</ref><ref name="TravelChinaGuide">{{Cite web |title=Great Wall Garrisons in Ming Dynasty |url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/history/ming/garrison.htm |access-date=17 April 2016 |publisher=Travel China Guide}}</ref> or possibly 700<ref name="Ai" /> kilometers of the wall. As the capital city of Beijing was located south of the garrison's defensive line, the wall in this area held great strategic importance. Construction of the Great Wall in this region began in 1551 and underwent significant renovations and expansions from 1567 to 1572, led by General Qi Jiguang.<ref name="Ai" />

The Jizhou Garrison shared borders with the Liaodong Garrison to the east and the Xuanfu Garrison to the west.

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Category:Military history of the Ming dynasty Category:History of the Great Wall of China Category:Military history of Hebei