Is Qi Jiguang from Dingyuan, Chuzhou?

No, Qi Jiguang’s ancestral home is Dingyuan, Anhui, and he was born in Luqiao Town, Weishan County, Jining, Shandong.

Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 - January 5, 1588), whose courtesy name was Yuanjing, also known as Nantang, later named Mengzhu, and his posthumous title was Wuyi. Han nationality, a famous anti-Japanese general in the Ming Dynasty, an outstanding strategist, calligrapher, poet, and national hero.

Qi Jiguang was suave and very individual when he was young. Although his family is poor, he likes to read and is familiar with Confucian classics and historical books.

In the 23rd year of Jiajing (1544), Qi Jiguang inherited his ancestor's position and served as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard. ?

In the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing (1546), Qi Jiguang was responsible for managing the farming affairs of the Dengzhou Guard. At that time, the coastal areas of Shandong were burned, killed, and looted by Japanese pirates. Qi Jiguang was determined to kill the thieves and wrote " The poem "The title of Marquis is not my intention, I hope the sea will be calm". ?

In the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Qi Jiguang was recommended by Zhang Juzheng and took up the post of commander of the capital, managing 25 guard posts in the three battalions of Dengzhou, Wendeng and Jimo, and defending Japanese pirates along the coast of Shandong.

In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), Qi Jiguang was transferred to the capital of Zhejiang Province and served as a general to defend the three counties of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Taizhou.