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Early Samurai AD 200–1500
Description
War played a central part in the history of Japan.
Warring clans controlled much of the country. The wars were usually about land, the struggle for control of which eventually gave rise to perhaps the most formidable warriors of all time: the Samurai. Ancient Yayoi warriors developed weapons, armour and a code during the ensuing centuries that became the centrepiece for the Japanese Samurai.
Anthony Bryant chronicles the history, arms and armour of these truly élite warriors, from the rise of the Yayoi through the Genpei War between the Minamoto and Taira clans to the Mongol invasions of the 13th century.
Table of Contents
The Proto-Historic Period
The Historical Period
The Capital at Heiankyo
The Genpei War
The Mongol Invasions
Early Japanese Armour
The Plates
The Historical Period
The Capital at Heiankyo
The Genpei War
The Mongol Invasions
Early Japanese Armour
The Plates
Product details
| Published | Jan 20 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781472800381 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 55 b/w; 10 col |
| Series | Elite |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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