Jiubianzhen (English spelling)

Japanese: 九辺鎮 - きゅうへんちん（英語表記）Jiu-bian-zhen; Chiupien-chên

During the Ming Dynasty in China, the nine towns of Liaodong (Liaoyang), Jizhou (Jizhou), Xuanfu, Datong, Biantou, Yulin, Ningxia, Gansu (Ganzhou), and Guyuan (Guyuan) were fortified cities and districts established along the Great Wall to protect against the invasion of the northern peoples of Mongolia and Manchuria (Jurchens). These were rebuilt after the Tumu Incident in the mid-15th century and formed the core of the Ming Dynasty's northern border defenses. Each town had thousands or tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry troops stationed under the command of a military commander in chief of the town.

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Japanese:

中国，明代に北方民族のモンゴル人，満州人 (女真) の侵入を防ぐため，長城地帯に設けられた要塞都市ならびにその管区。遼東 (遼陽) ，薊 (けい) 州，宣府，大同，偏頭，楡林 (ゆりん) ，寧夏，甘粛 (甘州) ，固原の九鎮で，これらは 15世紀なかばの土木の変以後に建直され，明朝の北辺防衛体制の中心をなした。各辺鎮には，それぞれ鎮守総兵官の指揮下に数千から数万に上る騎兵，歩兵部隊が常駐した。

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