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A Study Of Japanese Swords And Japanese Swordsmanship In Ming Dynasty

Posted on:2022-02-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W T DongFull Text:PDF
GTID:2505306494998469Subject:Chinese history
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After learning Chinese sword casting techniques since the Han and Tang dynasties,the Japanese sword making skills gradually departed from Chinese influence in the late Heian period,gradually breaking away from Chinese influence and forming its unique style.The activities of Japanese pirates were almost always accompanied by the Ming Dynasty.The frequent occurrence of Japanese pirates also made the Japanese sword one of the most representative weapons in East Asia during this period.The people of the Ming Dynasty did not reject the Japanese sword because its creator was a Japanese.Many people have seen that the effect of this weapon in actual combat can effectively make up for the deficiencies of the local weapons in the Ming Dynasty,and started to imitate the Japanese sword based on their learning,and even created a method of use based on actual combat needs,the Japanese sword.The law was innovated and passed on both in the army and among the people in the Ming Dynasty.The legal or illegal trade between China and Japan has also increased the number of people and regions where Japanese swords are used.It is particularly worth noting that the sword techniques explored by Japanese swords and the Ming Dynasty were even passed on to North Korea through military officers.The civilizations of the three countries of East Asia conflict and merge,while Japanese swords and Japanese swords are civilizations that exchange and merge in war.And innovative examples of the exchange of civilizations often this process is also a microcosm of the exchange and integration of the civilizations of the three East Asian countries at that time.
Keywords/Search Tags:Japanese swords in the Ming Dynasty, Sino-Japanese exchanges, integration of civilizations
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