Notable people
4 peopleFigures with the most linked events, works and records.
Campaigners
Naval Commanders
Commanders of fleets who fought and patrolled on rivers, lakes and coasts
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Mural guide
In a harbour at dawn, many wooden junks with pale battened sails lie moored in rows on still blue water; bales sit on the stone quay in the foreground, a small boat with two people crosses the water, and a tower stands on a far island under a rising sun.
Naval commanders led fleets and warships and were responsible for fighting, patrol and escort on rivers, lakes and the sea. Their deeds are recorded mostly in accounts of naval battles and of river and coastal defence. They differ from commanders and frontier generals in that their main field was the water and their strength lay in ships and naval forces.
People in this role
- Cen PengBirth unknown–35 CE
- Zhou Yu175 CE–210 CE
- Huang GaiDates unknown; active at Red Cliffs, 208 CE
- Wang Jun206 CE–286 CE
- Yang Su544 CE–606 CE
- Han Shizhong1089 CE–1151 CE
- Liang Hongyu1102 - 1135
- Zhang ShijieBirth unknown–1279 CE
- Li Heng (Yuan general)c. 1236 CE–1285 CE
- Zhang Hongfanc. 1238 CE–1280 CE
- Zheng Hec. 1371 CE–c. 1433 CE (death by another account 1435)
- Wang JinghongDates unknown; sailed to the Western Ocean, Yongle to Xuande eras
- Chen Lin1543 CE–1607 CE
- Yi Sun-sin1545 CE–1598 CE
- Deng ZilongBirth unknown–1598 CE
- Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong)1624 CE–1662 CE
- Shi Lang1621 CE–1696 CE
- Chen Huacheng1776 CE–1842 CE
- Guan Tianpei1781 CE–1841 CE
- Ding Ruchang1836 CE–1895 CE
- Deng Shichang1849 CE–1894 CE
- Zai Xun1885 CE–1949 CE
No people in this role for that dynasty.