Zhao Wuling's Cavalry Reform — Learning from Steppe

307 BCE · Zhao Devleti (Kuzey Çin) · military

King Wuling of Zhao replaced the long-skirted robe and made the short Hu (steppe) caftan compulsory in the army; instead of the war chariot he took the individual mounted horseman as the basis of his forces.

This reform of "dressing and fighting like steppe cavalry" met with resistance from the aristocracy, but in the end it transformed the Chinese army.

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What was Zhao Wuling's Cavalry Reform — Learning from Steppe?
King Wuling of Zhao replaced the long-skirted robe and made the short Hu (steppe) caftan compulsory in the army; instead of the war chariot he took the individual mounted horseman as the basis of his forces.
When did Zhao Wuling's Cavalry Reform — Learning from Steppe happen?
307 BCE
Where did Zhao Wuling's Cavalry Reform — Learning from Steppe take place?
Zhao Devleti (Kuzey Çin)