The Jizhou Garrison (Chinese: 蓟州镇; pinyin: Jìzhōuzhèn), also known as Ji, was one of the Nine Garrisons established during the Ming dynasty of China. It was under the command of the supreme commander of Jiliao.[1] The garrison was established by the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424), with its headquarters likely located at Santunying northwest of Qianxi in Hebei province. The garrison's main responsibility was to defend the Great Wall in the Yan Mountains, stretching from Shanhaiguan 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 main sections and 27 sub-sections. These sections included Badaling, Shuiguan, Huanghuacheng, Jiankou, Mutianyu, Baimaguan, Gubeikou, Jinshanling, Simatai, and Huangyaguan, among others.[2] The garrison was responsible for a total of 600 or possibly 700[2] kilometers of the wall. As the capital city of Beijing was located south of the garrison's defensive line, the wall in this area was of utmost importance. Construction of the Great Wall in this region began in 1551 and underwent significant renovations and expansions from 1567 to 1572 under the leadership of General Qi Jiguang.[2]
It shared borders with the Liaodong Garrison to the east and the Xuanfu Garrison to the west.
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- ^ Fang, Jun (2014). China's Second Capital - Nanjing under the Ming, 1368-1644. Routledge. p. 87. ISBN 978-0415855259.
- ^ a b c Jing, Ai (2015). A History of the Great Wall of China. sCPG Publishing Corporation. pp. 90–93. ISBN 9781938368172.