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The Ming Dynasty is said to have fielded hundreds of thousands of soldiers compared to Medieval Europe in which tens of thousands was the norm. Is the disparity due to China having more population, or better administration, logistics or centralization?

by /u/bluerobot27 in /r/AskHistorians

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