Timeline of Japanese History
The medieval swords of Japan was typically a long, straight or
slightly curved blade having 2 two cutting edges set into a hilt
or tang. There are many tang types. There is the full tang, the
encapsulated tang, the rat tail tang, the half push tang, the
half tang and the full push tang. The full tang is best because
it will give your sword the most stability when making full
contact. The sword was the samurai warrior's most treasured
weapon. It was a part of him. Swords were awarded as medals and
some Samurai's even died to retrieve a treasured sword for their
Shogun.
TIMELINE OF JAPANESE HISTORY: 1185-1868
*1185 - 1333 Kamakura Bakufu (rule of the Minamoto family)
*1336 - 1574 Ashikaga Bakufu
1567 - 1600 Period of Unification
*1603 - 1868 Tokugawa Shogunate
1868 - Age of Modern Japan Begins (Imperial Restoration)
*PERIOD OF MILITARY RULE
Note:
In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.
(Reference: Dictionary.com)
Dictionary Notes: Japan
A country of Asia on an archipelago off the northeast coast of the mainland. Traditionally settled c. 660 B.C., Japan's written history began in the 5th century A.D. During the feudal period (12th-19th century) real power was held by the shoguns, whose dominance was finally ended by the restoration of the emperor Mutsuhito in 1868.
Feudalism was abolished, and the country was opened to Western trade and industrial technology. Expansionist policies led to Japan's participation in World War II, which ended after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945). Today the country is highly industrialized and noted for its advanced technology.
Tokyo is the capital and the largest city. Population: 124,961,000.
(Reference: Dictionary.com)
TIMELINE OF JAPANESE HISTORY: 1185-1868
*1185 - 1333 Kamakura Bakufu (rule of the Minamoto family)
*1336 - 1574 Ashikaga Bakufu
1567 - 1600 Period of Unification
*1603 - 1868 Tokugawa Shogunate
1868 - Age of Modern Japan Begins (Imperial Restoration)
*PERIOD OF MILITARY RULE
Note:
In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.
(Reference: Dictionary.com)
Dictionary Notes: Japan
A country of Asia on an archipelago off the northeast coast of the mainland. Traditionally settled c. 660 B.C., Japan's written history began in the 5th century A.D. During the feudal period (12th-19th century) real power was held by the shoguns, whose dominance was finally ended by the restoration of the emperor Mutsuhito in 1868.
Feudalism was abolished, and the country was opened to Western trade and industrial technology. Expansionist policies led to Japan's participation in World War II, which ended after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945). Today the country is highly industrialized and noted for its advanced technology.
Tokyo is the capital and the largest city. Population: 124,961,000.
(Reference: Dictionary.com)
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