Sjakihata
08-30-2002, 20:19
In old Japan many talented people where to be found.
I take it that you already know of famous clan leaders such as Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. These are the most famous from the Sengoku Jidai, and they were all talented, some more in war, others in intruige, politics, economics, and the like.
Of course there were many more clan leaders, or daimyo, who are worth mentioning, but that I do not intend, because I could continue in eternity.
Another kind of talented people in Japan, where kensai, swordmasters. The one who I admire most, is Miyamoto Musashi the author of Gorin no shô, A Book of Five Rings (worth reading). He live from circa 1580-1645.
Another famous man is Hattori Hanzo, he commanded a band of 200 ninja for Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his skills were legendary.
Someone asked that there was no similarities to Jean D'arc in Japan. If the phrase was intended as no women were legendary heroes, that is true. But there was a talented man, maybe more talented than Musashi, his name is Minamoto Yoshiie (1041-1108).
These persons are talented most in the Art of War, but there were a great deal of scholars, statesmen, officials, and other such persons, who were masters at subterfuge, assassination, secrets, lies, and manipulation.
Those people were just as important as the warriors, sometimes even more. Just mention some few known and talented scholars:
ôie Masafusa who wrote the book, Kôke Shidai which contains valuable history sources. He died in 1111 AD.
Miyoshi Kiyotsura he was a scholar-statesman who was inspired by Chinese classical learning and antagonistic to Buddhism.
I hope this answered your questions.
Source: www.samurai-archives.com (http://www.samurai-archives.com) & brain
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*bows* - Power to the Sultan!
Clan Seljuk
I take it that you already know of famous clan leaders such as Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. These are the most famous from the Sengoku Jidai, and they were all talented, some more in war, others in intruige, politics, economics, and the like.
Of course there were many more clan leaders, or daimyo, who are worth mentioning, but that I do not intend, because I could continue in eternity.
Another kind of talented people in Japan, where kensai, swordmasters. The one who I admire most, is Miyamoto Musashi the author of Gorin no shô, A Book of Five Rings (worth reading). He live from circa 1580-1645.
Another famous man is Hattori Hanzo, he commanded a band of 200 ninja for Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his skills were legendary.
Someone asked that there was no similarities to Jean D'arc in Japan. If the phrase was intended as no women were legendary heroes, that is true. But there was a talented man, maybe more talented than Musashi, his name is Minamoto Yoshiie (1041-1108).
These persons are talented most in the Art of War, but there were a great deal of scholars, statesmen, officials, and other such persons, who were masters at subterfuge, assassination, secrets, lies, and manipulation.
Those people were just as important as the warriors, sometimes even more. Just mention some few known and talented scholars:
ôie Masafusa who wrote the book, Kôke Shidai which contains valuable history sources. He died in 1111 AD.
Miyoshi Kiyotsura he was a scholar-statesman who was inspired by Chinese classical learning and antagonistic to Buddhism.
I hope this answered your questions.
Source: www.samurai-archives.com (http://www.samurai-archives.com) & brain
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*bows* - Power to the Sultan!
Clan Seljuk