China: Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), Ming Dynasty general and patriot best known for defending the Chinese coast against raiding wokou Japanese pirates in the 16th century. Ming Dynasty portrait, ink and paint on silk

Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty.

He is best known for leading Ming forces to defend China's east coastal regions from raids by the wokou (Japanese: wako) in the 16th century and is widely regarded as a national hero in Chinese culture.

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