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Ran: Lost Island

During the Ming Dynasty, soldiers had one of the lowest social standings. Unlike the western armies, a soldier in the Ming Dynasty military was an inherited job and they came from a professional warrior class. Due to the low social status of a soldier, the morale of the troops was low and the motivation was survival.

This system of inherited soldiers had an inherent advantage. Casualties could be easily replaced. If a soldier died in battle, his family had to give one of its able bodied members as replacement or the family would lose their livelihood and become beggars. At times, Ming Dynasty soldiers were treated as cannon fodder.

link to info; totallyhistory.com/ming-dynast…

link; www.tap.io/app/160780/topic?ty…

Description
by
Ran: Lost Island

During the Ming Dynasty, soldiers had one of the lowest social standings. Unlike the western armies, a soldier in the Ming Dynasty military was an inherited job and they came from a professional warrior class. Due to the low social status of a soldier, the morale of the troops was low and the motivation was survival.

This system of inherited soldiers had an inherent advantage. Casualties could be easily replaced. If a soldier died in battle, his family had to give one of its able bodied members as replacement or the family would lose their livelihood and become beggars. At times, Ming Dynasty soldiers were treated as cannon fodder.

link to info; totallyhistory.com/ming-dynast…

link; www.tap.io/app/160780/topic?ty…