How did the "Mongol invasions of Japan" lead to the evolution of the "Katana"? / Japanese Sword
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- In the history of Japan, the event that significantly led to the evolution of the Katana was the "Mongol invasions". For the Japanese, the first battle with foreigners, how did it lead to the evolution of the Katana?
00:00 Opening
00:50 The Katana up to the Mongol invasions
02:20 The catalyst for the Mongol invasions
03:55 The first Mongol invasion
08:11 The Second Mongol invasion
10:44 The emergence of the master swordsmith "Masamune"
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One thing I like your channel very much, or your script writer / narrator very much is that, you really know how the sword physics do, not just quoting commonly known history. You talked about how the leather armor would work against a thicker blade that was designed to hit Japanese armor of the time, instead of cut. Yes, it would! The shock absorption ability of such armor would be very effective against blunt impact. You need extremely sharp edge to cut through those armor. Why do I know? Because I cut many stuff before. You also mentioned about the curvature being too big will dissipate the cutting force, which is absolutely true! It's also a consideration I took when I design my supreme cutters. Very seldom do other channels explains the change of sword before mongol invasion to after mongol invasion with these statement. I'm going to share your video on my facebook timeline. You made very good video.
As a Japanese, I think it would be a good idea to read the Mongolian side of the story, as well as detailed documents written by warriors of the time.
At least "typhoons helped" and "the Mongols had the upper hand" are "the discourse of some people with certain ideas" since about the 1960s.
Great video!!
Always so interesting thank you 😊
Thanks for explaining clearly how the sword of the past did not cope well with Mongol armors.
Great show, thank you. Liked n subscribed.
Wonderful production
Interesting video but it plays into the myth that the sword was the primary weapon of the samurai, which it wasn't. Just as it was with nearly every other culture in the world, with the notable exception of the Roman legions, the sword was a secondary weapon, a sidearm. Traditionally, the samurai preferred the bow, then later polearms like the yari and naginata, and eventually the matchlock arquebus. As I understand it, the sword, specifically the katana didn't start to achieve the mythical status that it now has until the Edo period when peace reigned and there was little to no warfare.
Thank you for the story HOK, Any prominent warriors during the mongol invasion?
The theory that Mongolia had an influence on katana is a theory based on speculation by someone who has no primary information source. In fact, Asia was importing katana from Japan before the Mongol invasion. In China, poems praising katana were written from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Mongolia began importing katana after war with Japan. The type of katana that became popular around the 12th century is a katana made specifically for infantry.
Japanese katana song by Chinese Song Dynasty statesman OuyangXiu (1007-1072) 昆夷道远不复通，世传切玉谁能穷。 宝刀近出日本国，越贾得之沧海东。
Mongolian scholar Zheng Si-xiao (1241-1318)."Japanese are brutal and not afraid of death. Even if ten Japanese people encounter 100 enemies, they will fight against them. If they don't win, they all fight until they die.If they do not die in the war, they will be killed by the king's hand when they return.Japanese women are also very temperamental, don't rape them.katana is extremely sharp. "
鄭思肖『心史』中興集 元韃攻日本敗北歌 倭人狠不懼死，十人遇百人亦戰，不勝俱死，不战死，歸亦為倭主所殺。倭婦甚烈，不可犯。幼歲取犀角刈 小珠，种額上善水不溺，倭刀極利，地高險難入，可為戰守计
Mongolian scholar Wang Yun (1228-1304)"Japanese soldiers are equipped with bows, katana, and armor.There was no spear. The cavalry are united.katana is long and extremely sharp. All the soldiers are brave and do not seem to be afraid of death. "
秋澗先生大全文集 (四部叢刊本)/ 卷第四十 而過但弓以木為之矢雖長不能逺人則勇敢視死不畏
Chinese Ming Dynasty military scholar Mao Yuanyi (1594-1640)"Katana is extremely robust and sharp, Chinese swords are no match for katana."
茅元仪 日本 刀極剛利中國不及也
Trade between Japan and the Yuan Dynasty
Exported goods from Japan were gold, silver, copper, mercury, sulfur, swords, fans, raden (shell inlay) and makie (Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold or silver powder) products and imported goods from Yuan Dynasty were copper coins, pottery and chinaware, tea, books, calligraphic works and paintings, Buddhist scriptures, stationeries, medicinal materials, perfume materials, silks interwoven with gilt threads, baldachin, twill fabrics, and brocades. Also, there were cases of Japanese Zen monks to hitch rides on merchant ships and migrate to the Chinese continent to undergo training. Exporting minerals and handicrafts and importing "karamono" (Chinese goods) represented by cultured and luxury goods had great impacts on the Japanese economy and culture. Also, the practice of exporting copper materials and importing copper coins (the Yuan currency) indicates the Japan's special circumstance, the fact that Japan did not have the ability to cast copper into coins at the time. In addition, Japanese swords were cherished as arms in the Yuan Dynasty and continued to be exported to the Chinese continent in the future generations.
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the Mongols were beaten back the first time. your information is incorrect in many places.
This is mostly drivel. Rhe only difference between a Tachi and a Katana is length and how it's worn.
Alot of misinformation here. Samurai fight honorably is so over romanticized. They were outclassed by the better force that's it