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The Great Wall Garrisons

To support its frontier defenses, the Ming authorities (1368 - 1644) established eleven garrisons, within nine border districts. The garrisons came under the control of three Govenors-generals: General Jiliao, General Xuanda and General Shaanxi Sanbian. Their names derived from the garrisons under their respective commands.

Garrisons	Extent	Length of wall (miles)
Garrisons under Gen. Jiliao:
Liaodong	Yalu River to Shanhaiguan Pass	606
Jizhen	Shanhaiguan Pass to Juyongguan Pass	373
Changzhen	Mutianyu to Zijingguan Pass	143
Zhenbao	Yanhekou to Lululingkou	242
Garrisons under Gen. Xuanda:
Xuanfu	Juyongguan Guan Pass to Xihun River	318
Datong	Zhenkoutai to Yajiao Mountain	208
Taiyuan	The Yellow River Bank of Hequ to Huangyuling	497
Garrisons under Gen. Shaanxi Sanbian:
Yansui	Qingshuiying to Huamachi	549
Ningxia	Dayanchi to Lanjing	621
Guyuan	Jingbian to Gaolan	311
Gansu	Lanzhou to Jiayuguan Pass	497

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