Medieval Asia

The Ancient Cultures of The Far East....China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

Japanese Ki Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-ki-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Another early survivor of pre-Feudalistic Japanese Castle building style, Ki Castle is located in Soja, Japan (Southwest). Constructed in the 7th Cent …

Japanese Hikone Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-hikone-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Considered one of Japans Oldest “original” construction material Castle, Hikone Castle is located in Hikone, Japan. Constructed in 1603 by …

Japanese Hiroshima Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-hiroshima-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Constructed in 1589 in Hiroshima, Japan – was literally the only structure in the Region of Hirsoshima. The Village (and later City), developed …

Chinese ''Fire Crow''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-fire-crow 31st Jul 2021 - This ingenious 14th Century “weapon” was a “flying incendiary device”. Designed on the Glider Theory of flight, The Crow was m …

Japanese Yumi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-yumi 31st Jul 2021 - Part of The Feudal Japanese Archery Weapons Classes, The Yumi was the more traditional of their “asymmetrical” Bow systems. Considered mor …

Japanese Tsuyama Castle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-tsuyama-castle 31st Jul 2021 - Built between 1441 and 1444, Tsuyama Castle is located in Okiyama Prefecture (Southwest Japan). Although not as “large” as Himeji Castle, …

Japanese Kanabo Club

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-kanabo-club 31st Jul 2021 - These 15th Century War Clubs, were used by Samurai Warriors for self defense (when a sword was considered inappropriate). 4 to 5 feet long, they were …

Japanese Kamayari

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-kamayari 31st Jul 2021 - Development in this Pole Arm begun around the 7th A.D. Century. It's “popularity” as a weapon did not develop until the 16th Century. As a …

Japanese Oyumi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-oyumi 31st Jul 2021 - Much debate among Historians has arose out of the “existence” of The Oyumi. Many feel that any “contact” with Crossbow-type we …

Kublai Khan

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/kublai-khan 31st Jul 2021 - Kublai Khan was born in 1215 (the same year that his father the Great Genghis Khan took over Peking, China). Having a life of relative ease, when he w …

Tibetan Light Cavalry

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tibetan-light-cavalry 31st Jul 2021 - Design to be used in mountainous regions, Light Cavalry for The Tibetan Military featured all fighting equipment needed to contact with the Chinese En …

Japanese ''Red Seal'' Ships

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-red-seal-ships 31st Jul 2021 - These Japanese vessels were armed Merchant vessels specifically constructed for trade with other Southeast Asian Countries. Designed around the 16th C …