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The article says the emperor compared his soldiers to the Solon cavalry. Does anyone know who/what that refers to? A quick Google search did not turn up anythin
by g8oz 7y ago
The article says the emperor compared his soldiers to the Solon cavalry. Does anyone know who/what that refers to? A quick Google search did not turn up anything.
- boudewijnrempt 7y agoFrom internal evidence from the article, they were also a people inside the Chinese empire. Nothing to do with the Greek Solon :-)
- depeterdekker 7y agoYes, the Solon were a subtribe of what were later called "Manchu". It is quite notable that while most tribes started to fall under the Manchu identity at some point, the Solon were often mentioned separately. They first resisted Qing empire-building fiercely, but once subjugated made some of the best warriors of the Qing. They were even feared still in the 1860s by the Taipings, in a time when most of the Qing army had become a caricature of itself. By the time the Qing fell, all Solon, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Mongolian, Hui and Manchu Bannermen were classified as "Manchu" and by now they are probably truly sinicized.
- yorwba 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon_people