Everyone has heard ofAlexander the Great of Greece, or Cyrus the Great of Persia. This list isdevoted to the great East Asian Military Leaders who fought for their country,but are not well known in Western society. Under East Asian, we are alsoconsidering Military Leaders from South-East Asia. And once you finish reading,check out “Top 10 Military Commanders,” if you haven’t done so already.Wikipedia links are provided for the benefit of those (most of us, probably)who are unfamiliar with the battles named here.
大家应该都听说过希腊的亚历山大大帝，还有波斯的居鲁士大帝吧。不过，东亚也有许多优秀的将领，只是他们的名头一直以来不太为西方人所知。此次我们就做了一个名单，榜上除了东亚名将之外，也会出现东南亚的将领。如果您在看完文章之后仍然对历史背景感到迷惑，可查阅下文中维基百科的链接。
Tokugawa Ieyasu wasthe founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which lasted over 250 years. Hefinally ended the Sengoku Period of Japan, and pacified and unified Japan. Hedid this by defeating the Forces loyal to the Toyotomi clan, and several clansof Western Japan. He was a great leader who is believed to have fought in over90 battles. He is considered to have united Japan after the people’s morale hasbeen weakened, following their defeat by the Koreans in the Imjin War.
德川家康是持续了250多年的日本德川幕府的建立者。他打败了丰臣家族的势力，政府了日本西部的诸藩，最终结束了日本战国时代，给国家带来了和平和统一。他也是一个经验丰富的老将，据说一生曾参加了90多场战斗。在壬辰战争中，当日本被朝鲜人击败后，也是他重新整顿了人心涣散、士气低迷的日本。
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L Lợi
Vietnam,1345/1385?-1433
黎利
越南，1345/1385-1433
L Lợi was thefounder of the L Dynasty, which became the longest ruling Dynasty in VietnamsHistory (1428-1788). In 1407, Ming China attacked Vietnam, conquering thecountry. In 1418, L Lợi started an army to fight Ming, whom he successfullydefeated in 1427. L Lợi is among the most famous figures from the medievalperiod of Vietnamese history, and one of its greatest heroes.
黎利是越南统治时期最长的后黎朝的建立者(1428-1788)。1407年，中国明朝攻击了越南，强占了这个国家。1418年，黎利开始组织军队抗击明朝，并在1427年终于取得了胜利黎利也是中世纪时期越南最著名的历史人物、最伟大的英雄之一。
Eulji Mundeok was aKorean General in the Goguryeo-Sui Wars. The Goguryeo-Sui wars were a series ofcampaigns launched by Sui Dynasty China against Goguryeo Dynasty Korea in 598and 612-614. Eulji Mundeok’s army was heavily outnumbered, with about 300,000Korean soldiers against over 1 million Sui soldiers, in both invasions. Theincredible outcome was Eulji Mundeok’s successful defence of Goguryeo. Thevictory contributed to the downfall of the Sui Dynasty.
乙支文德是在隋炀帝征高句丽战争中大放异彩的一名将领。战争期间，隋朝分别于于598年和612-614年对高句丽发动了进攻，此时乙支文德的军队只有30万人，而隋朝的两次进攻都在百万人以上。结果出人意料——乙支文德竟然战胜了隋朝军队，成功保卫了祖国。而在朝鲜战场上的失败也加速了隋朝的灭亡。
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Han Shizhong
China, 1089-1151
韩世忠
中国，1089-1151
Han Shizhong was aChinese general of Song Dynasty China. General Han was considered to be amilitary inventor for modifying and improving bows and armor. General Han alsofought in the Jurchen Invasions of China, resulting in a Chinese Victory.Today, Han Shizhong is remembered as a hero in China for dedicating his life tothe Song Dynasty and successfully defeating the Jurchen invaders.
韩世忠是中国宋朝时的一位将领。他在军事发展上颇有贡献，据说曾改良弓箭和装甲。当女真族入侵中国时，韩将军为保卫国土英勇作战，并一度取得了胜利。直到今天，韩世忠仍然被中国人视作一位保家卫国、抗击外敌的英雄。
Tg Heihachir isconsidered one of Japan’s greatest naval heroes. Heihachir is known for beingthe Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy in Russo-Japanese War. Thewar resulted in a Japanese Victory, with one of the most notable battles beingthe Battle of Tsushima. Under the command of Heihachir, the battle ended withtwo-thirds of the Russian fleet destroyed, and very few casualties to theJapanese navy. Heihachir was deemed the “Nelson of the East.”
东乡平八郎被视为日本最伟大的海军英雄之一。东乡平八郎在日俄战争中担当海军元帅，战争最后以日本的胜利告终。在日俄战争期间最重要的一场战役是对马海战，在战役期间，日本军队在东乡平八郎的指挥下摧毁了俄国三分之二的战舰，日本海军方面只有极少的伤亡。为此东乡平八郎又有“东方纳尔逊”之誉。
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Kwon Yul
Korea, 1537-1599
权栗
朝鲜，1537-1599
Kwon Yul was asuccessful Korean army general in the Imjin War. He is best known for hisvictory in the Battle of Ichi and the Battle of Haengju. Inthe battle of Ichi, Kwon Yul’s army of 1,000 fought 10,000 Japanese soldiers.Kwon Yul’s victory resulted in the recapture of the Jeollan province fromJapan. In the Battle of Haengju, Kwon Yul’s army of 2,800 defeated JapaneseCommander, Kato Kiyomasa’s, army of 30,000. The battle resulted in over 10,000casualties for the Japanese, and it was considered one of the three mostimportant victories for the Koreans in the Imjin War.
权栗是万历朝鲜战争中一位优秀的朝鲜将领，以在梨峙和幸州两场战役中的优秀表现而闻名。在梨峙的战役中，权栗率领一千民兵与日本的一万士兵对抗，并最终取得了胜利，从日军受众收复了全罗道。在幸州战役中，权栗率领着仅有2800人的部队打败了日军总帅加藤清正的3万人部队。日本方面伤亡超过一万，而这场战役也被视为朝鲜人在万历朝鲜战争中最重要的三场胜仗之一。
阮文惠(越南语：Nguyễn Văn Huệ，1753年-1792年9月16日)，又名阮惠(越南语：Nguyễn Huệ)，后改名阮光平(越南语：Nguyễn Quang Bnh)
Nguyen Hue, alsoknown as Emperor Quang Trung, was the second emperor of the Tay Sơn Dynasty ofVietnam. In the 18th century, the L Dynasty of Vietnam was in the control of 2feuding families: the Trinh Lords of the North, and the Nguyễn Lords of theSouth. Both sides frequently fought each other for control of the nation,whilst claiming to be loyal to the king. Nguyen Hue became the leader of thefamous Tay Sơn Rebellion, where he defeated the Trinh Lords, and overthrew theL Dynasty. The L emperor fled to Qing China, and begged the Emperor for aid.He sent an army to Vietnam but the campaign ended in utter defeat for the Qingarmy. Today, Nguyễn Huệ is considered one of the most successful militarycommanders in Vietnam history.
阮惠，也被成为光中皇帝，是越南西山朝的第二位皇帝。18世纪，后黎朝由南方旧阮和北方郑王所控制，两方相互征讨，为了谋夺对方的土地频繁交战，又都号称自己是国王的忠臣。在西山起义中阮惠开始崭露头角，这场起义最终击败了郑王，并推翻了后黎朝。后黎朝的皇帝逃到了当时正处于清代的中国，并向皇帝寻求帮助。随即清军对越南发兵，却以失败告终。阮惠被视为越南历史上最厉害的将领之一。
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Sun Tzu
China, 544 BC- 496 BC
孙子
中国，公元前544年-公元前496年
Now how can you notknow this guy? Sun Tzu is known for his book of “The Art of War”, whichpresents a philosophy of war for managing conflicts and being victorious inbattles. The book is considered to be a masterpiece on strategy, and isfrequently referred to and cited by generals since its publication. Sun Tzu’s,“The Art of War,” has inspired and helped many military generals achievesuccess including Napoleon and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
还有人没听说过他的名字吗？孙子以其著作《孙子兵法》而著名，此书体现了他在解决冲突、取得胜利方面的战争哲学，被认为是战略学上的杰作，自一出版便被无数将领所引用。《孙子兵法》也启发了许多将领，并帮助他们取得了胜利——这些人当中就包括拿破仑和德川家康。
Another famouscommander, even to westerners. Genghis Khan was the founder of the MongolEmpire, the largest empire in history. Khan conquered several empires ofcentral Asia, East Asia, Eurasian, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Heachieved this incredible feat by uniting many nomadic tribes of north-eastAsia, and through excellent military intelligence and tactics. In present day,Genghis Khan is highly regarded as the founding father of Mongolia.
这也是一位名头响彻东西的将领。成吉思汗是世上最大帝国——蒙古帝国的奠基人，他征服了中亚、东亚、亚欧、东欧和中东地区的多个帝国，通过联合东北亚各游牧部族得到了强大的军事力量，并且他本人也有极高的军事才能。直到今天，成吉思汗仍然享有盛名，并被认为是蒙古的开创者。
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Yi Sun-Sin
Korea, 1545-1598
李舜臣
朝鲜，1545-1598
Admiral Yi Sun-Sinwas a Korean naval leader in the Imjin War, who won all 23 of his battles byusing excellent military tactics and strategies, even though he wasout-numbered in every battle he fought. The Battle of Hansando, which was themost important battle in that it turned the tide of the war. Admiral Yi’s navywas heavily outnumbered by the Japanese vessels (56 Korean ships against 73Japanese ships), but Yi was victorious through excellent military tactics.Japanese casualties were 66 ships destroyed, and over 9000 soldiers dead, whileKorea lost no ships, and only 19 soldiers.
Perhaps Yi’s mostamazing victory was in the Battle of Myeongnyang, where he did the impossibleby defeating 333 Japanese ships with only 13 ships. The end results were 123ships disabled and/or destroyed, and 18,000 Japanese soldiers dead, while Yi’sfleet lost no ships and lost only 36 soldiers at most.
Admiral Yi is alsocredited for his invention of the effective Turtle Ship (pictured above). Theship had a spiked top, making boarding almost impossible, and had a dragon headthe front, which could shoot out smoke or cannon balls.
Admiral Yi was evencredited by Japanese Admiral, Tetsutaro Sato, where he chose AdmiralYi over Lord Nelson as the better military Commander:
“Throughouthistory there have been few generals accomplished at the tactics of frontalattack, sudden attack, concentration and dilation. Napoleon, who mastered theart of conquering the part with the whole, can be held tohave been such a general, and among admirals, two further tactical geniuses maybe named: in the East, Yi Sun-sin of Korea, and in the West, Horatio Nelson ofEngland. Undoubtedly, Yi is a supreme naval commander even on the basis of thelimited literature of the Seven-Year War, and despite the fact that his braveryand brilliance are not known to the West, since he had the misfortune to beborn in Joseon Dynasty. Anyone who can be compared to Yi should be better thanMichiel de Ruyter from the Netherlands. Nelson is far behind Yi in terms ofpersonal character and integrity. Yi was the inventor of the covered warshipknown as the turtle ship. He was a truly great commander and a master of thenaval tactics of three hundred years ago.”
Today, Admiral Yi isremembered as Korea’s greatest hero, and the one of the greatest militaryleaders in history.
李舜臣是壬辰战争期间朝鲜海军将领，他曾通过卓越的军事战术战略赢得了23场战役的胜利，且每场战役都是以少胜多的战斗。在闲山岛战役中，他成功扭转战局，最终取得了闲山岛大捷。李舜臣的海军在数量上完全比不了日本舰队(李舜臣只有56艘战舰，而日本有73艘)，但他却靠自己出色的战术取得了胜利。日本方面有66艘战舰被毁，超过9千名士兵死亡，而朝鲜方面没有失去一艘战舰，只有19名士兵阵亡。
李舜臣甚至也被日本的将领们所铭记。日本海军将官，佐滕哲太郎就认为，李舜臣是比纳尔逊更厉害的将领。他是这么说的：
“在历史中只有极少的几位将领通晓正面进攻、奇袭、集中于扩张兵力的奥妙。拿破仑最精通进攻一项，大概可以算作一位。而在海军之中，有两位战术天才也值得一提：在东方，就是朝鲜的李舜臣；在西方，就是英格兰的纳尔逊。无可怀疑的是，即使记录壬辰战争的文字是那么有限，而且因为出生在朝鲜王朝，他本人的勇气与智慧在西方又那么不为人所知，李舜臣也堪称是一位顶级的海军将领。李舜臣这样的人物远超尼德兰的Michiel de Ruyter，甚至是纳尔逊，在个人品质和廉正方面也不及李舜臣。李舜臣也是龟船的发明者。他确实是一位真正出色的将领，也是三百年前的海战战术大师。”
在今天韩国(朝鲜)人的心目中，李舜臣是最伟大的英雄，也是史上最伟大的军事将领之一。
网友评论(13914055)2013-04-01 14:07
这绝对不是国人写的...
朝鲜的李舜臣都没上榜....其他朝鲜的将领还有哪个有资格上榜？
网友评论(13601532)2013-04-01 14:07
下面呢，下面没了吗
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网友评论(11805310)2013-04-01 14:07
往下拖着拖着，发现楼主下面没了
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网友评论(156591)2013-04-01 14:08
我很奇怪，东亚十大名将..在我看来应该是全是中国人的节奏啊.
哦..还有近代战争..那日本应该能上一两个..
网友评论(557706)2013-04-01 14:08
第一名吐槽不能啊
第二也不算东亚吧
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网友评论(883242)2013-04-01 14:08
第三，金三胖
第二，金二胖
第一，金大胖
网友评论(1248083)2013-04-01 14:08
拉到最下边你跟我说个这，CCQ
网友评论(7352)2013-04-01 14:09
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