DBA Armies

IV/48 YUAN CHINESE 1260 AD - 1368 AD

This list covers the armies of the Yuan dynasty founded in China by Kubilai after its conquest by the Mongols until it was torn apart by rebellion and its own supporters, then overthrown by the Ming. Kubilai’s dubious election was disputed until 1266; various other Mongol leaders supporting either him or his steppe rival Arik Boke. The Yuan thought they needed to expand to the limits of the known world to survive, but failed in Japan and Indonesia. Guard cavalry were mostly Chinese but included Mongols and other nationalities, all fighting with lance and bow. Other horsemen were mainly Mongols (like those of 1V/35) and infantry were Chinese. References: Soldiers of the Dragon C. Peers, The Perilous Frontier T.]. Barfield, Defending Heaven ]. Waterson.

IV/48 — Yuan Chinese Army 1260 AD - 1368 AD

List: 1 x General (Cv), 2 x armoured cavalry (Cv), 3 x armoured cavalry (Cv) or horse archers (LH), 1 x swordsmen (3Bd) or handgunners (Ps), 1 x halberdiers and spearmen (4Bd), 2 x crossbowmen (4Cb), 1 x archers (3/4Bw or 8Bw or Ps), 1 x stone-throwers (Art) or horse archers (LH)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 2
Enemies:
Allies: III/11a and/or IV/35 or III/57 or IV/37c