DBA Armies

IV/14 JURCHEN-CHIN 1114 AD - 1234 AD

The Jurchen were tribes of the Manchurian forest, not themselves nomads, but heavily influenced by nomadic military techniques. The Jurchen chieftain Wan-yen Akuta rebelled against the Liao and founded the Chin (or Jin) dynasty that replaced the Liao and the Sung in northern China, but failed in several attempts to conquer the river-crossed and densely cultivated lands of the southern Sung (not a good environment for cavalry). They were eventually conquered by the Mongols after a hard fight. Early armies were entirely mounted, but were later supplemented by Chinese foot. Following the move of the capital to Peking (Beijing) and a reorganization curbing the power of the nobility, Jurchen horsemen formed regular units with heavily armoured lancers in front and lighter archers behind, best represented by cavalry elements with 1 lancer figure between 2 archer figures. References: Soldiers of the Dragon C. Peers, The Perilous Frontier T.]. Barfield, Defending Heaven J. Waterson.

IV/14a — Jurchen-Chin Army 1114 AD - 1125 AD

List: 1 x General (3Kn), 2 x Jurchen lancers (3Kn), 3 x Jurchen horse archers (LH), 1 x Khitans (Cv) or Jurchen horse archers (LH), [2 x Jurchen lancers (3Kn) + 3 x Jurchen horse archers (LH)J or [1 x swordsmen (3/4Bd) + 1 x swordsmen (4Bd) + 2 x crossbowmen (4Cb) + 1 x peasant levies (7Hd ) or bolt or stone-throwers (Art)J
Terrain: Forest
Aggression: 3
Enemies:

IV/14b — Jurchen-Chin Army 1126 AD - 1234 AD

List: 1 x General (Cv), 4 x Jurchen cavalry (Cv), 1 x swordsmen (3/4Bd), 2 x swordsmen (4Bd), 3 x crossbowmen (4Cb), 1 x peasant levies (7Hd ) or bolt or stone-throwers (Art)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 3
Enemies:
Allies: III/44