Xuanfu Garrison

Map of the Xuanfu Garrison in *Huang Ming Jiubian Kao* (皇明九邊考)

The Xuanfu Garrison (Chinese: 宣府镇; pinyin: Xuānfǔzhèn) was one of the Nine Garrisons established by the Ming dynasty to defend the northern border and the Great Wall.

The area of responsibility for the Xuanfu Garrison was the defense of the outer stretch of the Great Wall, spanning from Juyong Pass north of Beijing to Huai'an, located 40 km west of Zhangjiakou in Hebei.^[1] This section of the wall, which was approximately 510 km in length, was strategically located northwest of Beijing and was reinforced with multiple parallel layers, including the important passage of Dajingmen north of Zhangjiakou.^{[citation needed]}

The garrison was established by the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424) and its headquarters were situated near present-day Xuanhua, 20 km southeast of Zhangjiakou. The construction of this section of the Great Wall was completed during the mid-16th century in response to repeated attacks by the Mongols, led by Altan Khan.^[1] The Xuanfu Garrison was under the command of the supreme commander of Xuanda.^[2]

It shared borders with the Jizhou Garrison to the east and the Datong Garrison to the west.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Jing, Ai (2015). A History of the Great Wall of China. sCPG Publishing Corporation. pp. 90–93. ISBN 9781938368172.
^ Fang, Jun (2014). China's Second Capital - Nanjing under the Ming, 1368-1644. Routledge. p. 87. ISBN 978-0415855259.

[Ai-1] Jing, Ai (2015). A History of the Great Wall of China. sCPG Publishing Corporation. pp. 90–93. ISBN 9781938368172.

[2] Fang, Jun (2014). China's Second Capital - Nanjing under the Ming, 1368-1644. Routledge. p. 87. ISBN 978-0415855259.

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