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Stone Ramparts of the Inner Ward at Hara Castle
Stone ramparts of the inner ward at Hara Castle, photograph by Matthew Allison, 4 October 2025. Unlike much of Hara Castle at the end of the Shimabara Rebellion, the ishigaki (stone ramparts) that form...
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Stone Statues Overlook the Ariake Sea at Hara Castle
Stone statues overlook the Ariake Sea at Hara Castle, photograph by Matthew Allison, 4 October 2025. At the highest point of Hara Castle, where the inner ward housing the Shimabara Rebellion's leaders...
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The Ryukyu Castles of Okinawa
The medieval Ryukyu castles on the island of Okinawa, Japan are impressive testimony to the kingdom's power and wealth from the 12th to 16th century. Notable castles include Shuri Castle, the royal residence, and four...
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AP World History Unit 3 - Land-Based Empires (c. 1450–1750)
Between 1450 and 1750 CE, rulers across Eurasia built land empires on a scale not seen before, using gunpowder weaponry to conquer and intricate bureaucracies to govern. The Ottomans took Constantinople...
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Timeline of Medieval Japan
Illustrated timeline of Medieval Japan, showing the evolution of feudal society, religion, government and military through several periods: - Kamakura Period (1185 - 1333) - Muromachi Period (1333 - 1573) - Sengoku...
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AP World History Unit 4 - Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450–1750)
Between 1450 and 1750, new maritime technology allowed European states to reach the Americas, Africa, and Asia by sea for the first time, linking the Eastern and Western Hemispheres in...
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Ancient Japan
Ancient Japan has made unique contributions to world culture which include the Shinto religion and its architecture, distinctive art objects such as haniwa figurines, the oldest pottery vessels in the world, the largest wooden buildings...
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Fujiwara Clan
The Fujiwara clan (Fujiwara-shi) was a powerful extended family group which dominated all areas of Japanese government during the Heian Period (794-1185). Founded by Fujiwara no Kamatari in 645 CE, male members held on to key official...
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Minamoto Clan
The Minamoto clan was an extended family group which dominated Japanese government and the imperial court in the 12th and 13th centuries CE. The clan famously defeated their arch rivals the Taira in the Genpei War of 1180-1185 CE...
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Ashikaga Takauji
A painted silk portrait thought to represent Ashikaga Takauji (r. 1338-1358), first shogun of Japan's Ashikaga shogunate (aka Muromachi shogunate) which would rule Japan until 1573. (The Shogun is show in a traidtional seated...
