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WU?OXS, ARMOR ~
CASTl~S
Of' T~
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Contents
Forward '• ....... 2 Notable Weapons of the Orient· • • . . . . 2 Bo Staff Jitte and Tjabang . . . . . . . . . . Kusarigama & Whipping Chain . . Masakari, Kama & Sickle Weapons Malaysian Tiger Claw Blade' . . .
. . . . . . .
Pendang Sword
. . . .
Steps in Donning Japanese Annor Do Maru Lamellar combined Annor . . . .. Examples of Kote (armored sleeves) . . . . . Haramaki-Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. Foot Soldier Annor . . . . . . Warrior in Jimbaori & No-Dachi Warrior in Surcoat & Field Commander . . . Chinese & Malayan Armor' • . . . . . . . Palace Guard & Light Annor' ... Castles of Japan . . . . • • . • . . . . . Major Components of Japanese Castles . Nagoya Castle . Donjon Okayama Castle . . . . . . . .. . Donjon Maruoka Castle . . . . . . • . . . Donjon Matsumoto Castle .. . • • • . . . . Osaka Castle . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . Matsue Castle' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Himeji Castle & Town Castles of China . . . . . • • • • . . Great Wall of China _. - . . . . . . . . .. Cross Set:tion of the Great Wan .. . . . . . Plan of Ancient Peking' " . . .. . . Map of Eastern Asia Bibliography . . . . .. ..• • • . .
4 3 3 4 5
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Malaysian Knives & Swords' Katana & Wakizashi Swords . . . . • . . . . Spean & Pole Arms . •• . . . . Kawang Grapple . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 7
8 8
Yari Spears' . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . 8 Naginata {curved} Spears 9 Malaysian Spears - .. 9 Japanese Arrows & Manriki-Gusari Iron Smoking Pipes & War Fans' - .. JapaDese Armor' • . . . . . . . . . . . . . Details of a ~Maru . . . - .. Mempo(Face Masks)' Japanese War Helmets ......••... Jingasa Helmets· . .. . . • • • • • • . . . Armor Table, by Type .••... Samwai in Full Armor
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12 13 14 IS 16 17 1
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27
30 31 31 32 33 34
35 36 37 40 41 42 44 46 47
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Japanese Body Armor whif;h the J.p.nese hltd n.m"l for. E~.y m",hod of taclnl_.y ~n".n of ....ll••11 hltd ellHer"nl n."'~ The foflowlnl b • shorl deIo:.lpdon of the m.jor ~.u of • ",II of , , _ , IIltf'Iollle. The w.rrlor first Irq.n wilh • loincloth (".n.*.II. A Illiu (Illltll&ll resembll"l an ... ell.... ,. kimono WQ put on nut .1Id secured wllh • bell (obll. A palt of (kohk ....)wu put on nut. A p.lr of lOeb 1I....). 111_ of le.the. 0' conon. ""t II • ellvltlon for the bll tDe we.e put on nUt. Ove. lhe lOeb were w...n lell'nl (ky.tllnl of f;Ollon 0. linen. SllIdlt. l"'I"11l we.e put on ove. tM IIbl .nd eljleCI.l1y In th" e.se of lowe. ..nkinl w.rrlors. we." m.do of coli"" fibe., 0' p.lm flbe.. Ollk"'1 oft"n hid Ifnd.I, mad" of ;.on 0. h••d luth". plat'" Iinhd to&"'h". by m.ll. Th" low". 1,,&, VI"'" p.o'ooc'''d by • pal. of ,IIln IUltd' caH"d IUne·a'''. These we." &"",,nlly made 01 metal 0' hard lu,he. se .... n ontO • p.ddod found..lon. Some .... 00.00 of me,.1 only• • tId '0'00'00 connected 'Oletlle. by m.ll. Elthe. • pille ~.Inl the kneeclp ....., Ittached to the IUme· . ." 0' lhe centr.1 vertlc.l 5"'~ ....ere "".ended over thll ",,'1 of .he lei.
Unnke in Europe, the billie lor... of JIPI_ """"" ,,,...ined ewemi,lly 1M "me ove, lhe COlI'''' 01 ..... 'The buk "'odel used by tile Japanese alrtSis.ed of • of pieotU ...-1Ii<;" pr<>le<:ted tile l>ead, .-ok. $houlders, ,'ms, chftt. abdomen. and the Iq,lo. TIle COIIIplelt! unll letlOed 10 be wom by .hose Ind'vldual, 01 "lp rank. whl~ tile ~ ......Ior. M'e.... were cooWOe.ed • Itep back....d In Ihn they Ilowed dow.. thel. _eire., T1'Ie Japanese .....II.ed
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lzt'tlatlon of 1""Iler. The I ....ral Ill.pe .... ehher 11t or Jqw'e. Nu•• he war,ior would secure hi. daIabo or Ion& and ,be Mort-, The dalsllo con.b'ed of • Ion& I"ord, 0< l.:hl, and a """I Iword ... aUzashl.. In u,ly ,lmu • lar," ord, called nodadIi mi,h• •110 h.ve beea worn. Thi lIy IUappal 10 .M badt. To protec, h.. "",cI. .1Ie ... rrior would .lIen 11'" on a 'OI",el or T1Iese "'er" ,,,,,,,,.lIy made of sc.le. or plat'" laced 'OlelM, ov", • U sh.ped plll"The head of a ....'ior .... prG,ecled by elaborale helm"l which COIlII.,ed of • numb« of d,U",enl el"m"nll. The cemral cIome, hacloi, followed ,he ,,,,,,,,ral conlour of 1M head. Upon ,he helme. .here was u....lly • Crell or lOme o.he, identlfyln, Iymbol. Allached.O ,he t>.lic helme, was • rather ltrle _lei of plat'" desllned '0 P'OIK' 'M nect .nd side of ,be hud. C.llt'
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Lower w"rlo... u....lly could no' afford an elabora,e ,ul.of a.mOUr al doelCrlbed e.rfler. They were lI,ually con'enl 10 ou.rlc IIIemseJ>'u with al much .rmour as they could afford, In.n effore 10 p.e.-enl lhem,sel>'u f.om beinl .Iaulh,ered by the more hea>,lIy "mou.ed watrlora. One piece of armOUr 1I1U.lly worn by ,he lower ..nked .....10... W.I the jlns.... Thll wal • flal, conical helmer maoe of Iteel. Iron, or coppe1". It w&ll s~ally lied under the chin. Beca..se of Ihe modul.r n.ture of J.parte$O! •• mou., It wu rallle. easy 10 "ea' only parr of the co,",ple,e wil. Often warrior. Went lnlO ball~ with only lhe cheat protector. or course If one wal >'lclorious In bailie, there were ample oppor ... nl.les '0 100< •• m....r from lhe dead 10 Inc:reaoe one'. own P'OIec11(Mt. In a4d111on 10 1!Ie r.,!le. lIea.y .rm....r described earHer. llIere were .110 will of II"', mall which were worn uncle. normal elothes. this would enable a w... 1or '0 10 abou' with aome decree of prOlCC1lon 1"OtlI1"I IUsptCiQn.. 1M Ninja and warrior monkl favored Ihi. IlSh, armour.
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,, " ,, ,,, ,,, , ,, ,, ,, ,, , , ,, ,, ,, , , ,, ,,, ,, ,,, , ,,, , ,, , 2
• "
"
IMPACT
2
2 2 2
2 2
2 2
,, ,, ,,
2
MASS 1.3~1
2·~~1
3. 7k1 3. 7kl
">
'"'" '" '''' '''' '"'"
7.~~1 7.~kl
7.~4:
'''' '''' '''' '''' '''' 22kl 22kl '''' I!kl 25kl
ARMOUR TYPE I)ESCRiPTJONS L11111 Clo'h
II
eqlllyalenl
10
GENER ... l OESCRIPTiON 01'" ... RMOUR TYPES
linell.
Med,um Clo.h I. eqllinlell' '0 dellim. He&Yy Clo,h ,. eqlllYalell' medillm clod,.
10
'wo
lhU
Of
Soft Lea,he. is eq..iyalen•• 0 ,he OII,er C(lyert"l of a moderll
CUt Rf
daly lealher Jacke'. Hard
lellher
IS eqllil '0 of lea'her.
IpprOillllltely
(lye
In or4e' '0 live. bette' ....de's'andi ..1 of 'he "."OUI ,ypel of "mou, lisee follo""nl II • brief desc"puo.. of each baSIC .ype. Each ""'OUr Iype IS I,Ye.. I "'" of YlrlOUI ...merlcal nille.. Tbey .,e ".pl.,ne
",iIIimele..
conoiSU of CO"OfI or lO",e other soft ma,erl.1 which Is ... nd.... lChed be' .... een IWO I.yers of doth. Padded ...r .....r
W~n
Ri..,
Cord
"""011'
resembles m<>
Ua,1 Is .,mply me.al rllll' wh,ch .re lewn on.o •,,,,abl,, backinl ma.erlal nell her, clo,h, e'c.l.
Sclldded Mill cons;s" of m"lal Stlld!! .".ched '0 clo,h or leath"r.
l .. "ralll'
DEX
sener.lIy consi." of f"l. or som" o'her .hd clo.h llbOIl' .h.ee '0 ei"'. cell"mele.. '" ,1I,ck-.
"',mour
I
Combined Uall consists of small plec"s of m",al In,erspace
'.0
...
consis.. of s"'.ll ""t.1 ... lps .hich .... .rtlt:lIl.te IIjlO<1 each oY~lapped otlle,• ..............
knowlI as SpI'"" of sm.ll pleces of ar_'
• 100
COMlS"
h>eh Ir" laced 10Sether. The .he of lhe pieces clo:pend oa the por.1on of lhe body .hey are 10 protecl.
Pl.11t
Ar_,
mit'"
WR$lSU of I.'llt p,eces of whle" .rlt eilhe, worn oYIt, OtM' armour or I"ache of '''Ipl. buckle•• or lac,"&-
.ea,,,.
The m.l .. dlff,,'ences be,,,,',,e.... CII• • ttack .nd a chop ."ack "e lhe .h.. pn.... and CU,Ya,"r" of ,he ... eapon'. blad". If one .eM,,1 "mou, "ciaOl;" is del""d, 'he "chop" ra.lnl may he used:.
back'''1
conslsll of small m",al rillil ill,e,conMcled 10lelher '0 fo,m • sort of fab"c of m"lal.
La_Har
"'n
on
I
alsO knowlI e. Seal" "',mOllr, cons,s" of scal"s of yanoll, Ill'" ..,WII 0' ,IY"led on,o a slI,.abl" backing.
011"'"
... rltl.lIye lnclle.uOfl called: !!esluance I'"aclor of /low ... ltll the armOUr P,Otects al.'ns. CUI I .. ack.. ... rel.tlye lndicat..... of how '~I..". Ibis '}1M! of ar"'OIIr IS 10 ehop IUacks. ... ,ellt;ye ind>ea.."'" or how '",UI.n• • hl. Iype of Ir""", is 10 I........"acks, ... ,el.llye IncI>e.'1oa of /low ,e"Slan• • h" .ype of armOUr is '0 ImllK' .uac.... ,ncllCl'''''' of ho.... .">eh I lUll of .hlS Irmour would slow • eharac'e< dow... Tbe hlille' Ihis number d.e Ilo...er the chlracter ....ould m""e ..... 10 reluieled fluabdlly. hilh'" "' "tc. The m of a SIIi' of 'hIS Iype of 1'l:Iour based Ih" bei"l l&Oem (5'lll"j 1.11 .nd gCl'.~ 11151~1 In m.....
,.
WARRIOR IN FIILL AAMOl/R (YOROI)
_."ro
_ _ _ wrrH
M(T'II' Ht:1Mfr
(;~T
ARMOUR VALUES ARMOUR VAl.UES
T,..
1:_ _,,,,, MIl>
_'IJ.IJ.MJ.ITI' '"'"'''T
Co.
"'" "• "'"• •
Plale
~,
.f ....."'"
0.,
L ....ell••
O.e. Combined 17 M311 !arms!
"
"""'"' 2OIl&-
~
"''''rt M[''''l
IoIflMI:T
_.~'llJ.A
m< ~""""'~TCO ~Vl:R
C,..,., ....." ARMOUR VALUES
T,,,,
Co<
C"""
Thrun
Impat:l
Rf , , , " " "• , , " "
Rf
Rf
.f
l.amlnated l.amlnated over Combined 17 Mall larms! Masa: 2lkg.
S
for (urther l"formauOJl on these Iypes of a,mour please refer to The P311adtum 8oolt. o( Weapon! and A ...our.
17
1"pec:1
,
Rf
,
STEPS IN OONNIN6 JAPAN£$£ AAMOVIf
... ............ ... .::.....::. .:.. ... ... o
00
(
o
\
SHORT FIINfJ05HI
SHITAGI
Mf)
08/
0
•
TABI Sf'l.ft Tor 8l>Qr
18
KOTE - . I SU(YE$
00
WAKIBIKI
UWi\-OBI MLT
MXCWA _ " fiVUO ANtI HACHIMAKI
19
M[Mft' FAa .... «' k'ABtJTO "CLMer
OW
WARRIOR IN OO-MARIJ
LAMCLLAR COMB/NEO ARMOUR
REAR VICW
ARMOUR VALUES
T,.. Melal tamella. L.mln'led Combmed Mall
RIbbed Plale
C.,
, , • "
RF
""", RF
,, "
TII"'51 RF
•, ,
Impacl
,
RF
"
ARMOUR VAI.UES
T,..
C., RF
"""
"
"
L...II ...led DVl!'
Cono-
b;nNI Moo;1 M3ss 1St!.
20
RF
....... RF
.
Impact
RF
,
ANOTHER TYPE OF LAMEllAR. COM.B/NElJ ARM/JIIR REAR VIEW
The Same Armour Valuf!s as Lamellar Comblnf!d.
SIAIIC'ATr
MiT... UMllLA/t
£XANIPl.fJ OF KaTE ARNtt:MJR.tD
.ncevu
These pieces con.ist of mall lnlerlp-<;ed ,.ith metal pl,les (combined maill. ne maU II all.che
2'
ARMOUR VAI.UES
T".
""
C"
,
Rf
,
Rf
, ,, " "
Leather Cooablne
C'"
--
Mau: Ilq!"
WA/l'R.r;lR IN HARANAKI-OO
ARMOUR VALUES
T,,.
......,
, ""'Rf", Rf• • , , " " "
Co, W
Lamellar C(;f;b1ned Ma'i Melal Jareralnl o~r Combined Ma,1 Mau, IOks.
Th~,
1"1*=1
,
Rf
,
22
hnpac::1
, Rf, , , • ,, " Rf
FOOTMAN fN LIGHT MAIL AIrMDVR
, ARMOUR VALUES
T,,,.
C"' RF
Chop
RF
Thrtllt
Impact
RF , ,
RF
Mall 7 6 7 j Combined Mall J Ma5l: 9k5., Thll armour could be worn undet ordinary clothl fot prOlecllon ..hen on secret milIlona or ..hen the impression of belnl unarmoured wal Important.
•
~INGIU'"
_
HE~T_()I'
J,lErN. 5r111f'.J
ARMOUR VAtUES
T,,,.
C", C"", RF RF
l.omellllr
Mass:
~kS.
9
9
Thrull
R,'
•
Impact
RF J
.1S~AlTO
CIAfVCO BIU;,Af) 8UOIJ£O S~
WAJIAoJI ~
23
WARRIOR WCAR./N6
~"._,
JIMSAORI
~,
V
ARMOUR VALUES
~tu
C.,
T".
~
-,~
PI.." Melal l.am.. lIlI< l.am,nale
...
., n.... """" "", ", ""• , ,, ,, •
WARNOR WITH NO-04CHI
ARMOUR VALUES
Type
., Ov>o ., ., ",, ,, ,,
CUI
Thrusl
ImlOKl
Lall"nale
24
Im,.,1
"',, ,,
WARRIOR IN SVPLtJAT
(iTIIVIBAtJR/)
•,
FI£LO ct:W\MANO{R
25
Chinese & Asian Armor The Irmour of lhe Chinese remained relilively unchln,ed IhrouShoul lhe course or d10e Iges. The ehlnew. employed nrlow forml or paOded rIng. aclle, lod brl,lodlne Irmour. Their besl sulll Ire of brlglndine, Ylhkh Consisll of tYlO plecea or cloth Yllih Imlll metll plltea belYleen them. Importlnt polnll 011 the body, such IS the cllest Ind Itnees. were rreq\lf!ntly reinforced by metll pillet. 0 1 _ helmetl Ylere mlde or neel Ind hM! brl,lndlne neck ,ulrdl IltlCheO 10 lhem. In some iMuncea IrmOUr consisted OIIly or p~ina which was fitu,d Wllh I number or ,Ill rlvell.. In thb rorm the sull resembled brlgllndlne bul .. IS ICllIllly much leu encumberln, In ..sdltlon to belnS leu protecllve. The Chinese Ilso used armour which Ippeared to be In ordinary ,arment, such as I shirt or Jacket, b<.It Ictually h~ overllppln, metal plltes Illached to the Inside. lIlte most ellhures, the Chinese hid I number of pieces of armour which eOlild be added or deleted depen
--.
~_Q£1t li~
DCOA8I..r LA nit
~'-
CHINesE 8KI~ANDWE ARMOUR
IUMNNOCR. OF THI,j .iVI' If MAOE OF tyll()ANOfNE
AHMOUH. VAI.IJf-:S
Cui
,
~'
9_-
"
, '-'9
ThrUKI lit-" ·'OiI. -', - - - , -
"IIi" '·'-16--'
AHUOUH VAI.UES
Cut ("~.llo
Su..kk-d •
Ch....
ThNSt
ImpIC!
,",-. ",--,--, --'1"['-- "', , ,
Urlr."".IJ ...· "y"r S".. ~.~l 11
II>
("1,,110
M;;_~~, i,kll'
2.
£NTUlC suIT IS Dr $TUOQEO >4VW1 ClOTH. O/IILY SHDut..Q£R _D mCK IIfINFr:;IR£CO WITH MI6NIr>/NC.
PALACE GtlARO CHIIllEt:E
ENTIRE .sillY II OF
~-ARMOUR VALUES
C.,
T,po
Chop
,Rf Rf,
Metal INlundlne Mesa: fill&.
Th~'
Rf
•
Im~1
Rf 2
CHINeSe LIGHT AJ(MDVR
FOI.OED POItT~ SI«»'IIING wnIVOI" OF _rAL Sf:NF&.
ARMOUR VALUES
e",
,
Rf
Chop
,
Rf
~,
Rf
•
1.Rf
27
CHINiS! ll6UT JlRMOUR
METAL HHMf"T" WITH PADDED E,o,R GIHIRPS
ARMOUR VALUES
T,,,.
Co,
R'
• " "
Padded Plate Mass: ~kg .
PNHXO AAlW:ll/R TIA'''
R',
Impact
"
"
ThruSt
,
R'
•
KOREAN ARMO(lR
HILMET
.$Tl/OPED a.ltTHER (HAlfD) u.R ~U'PS Mf:~
Jtl.ZERtl.INT"
CHF.rr PlAIT I'WP
S~TR
KOREAN ARMOUR
Korean armour '0'8$ generally .;milar In con.. ruclion '0 ,ha' 01 lhe Cltinese. Weallhy warriors often were adorned in .uiu which were very elaooralely decorated. The lo ....er cla..es often wore heavily padded body armOur up '0 r""r cen,lme,e.. ,h":k, whiclt left ,lte arms and legs bare. Hardened lealher jalerain, COa'$ were also wOrn. In periods of conflict ....i'h Japan. a number of Japanese arm""r$ were also worn.
LC.ltTHCR TVN"
ARMOUR VALUES
T,,,. Meta! lazeralm S, udde
Co,
R' 9
CO"" ThruSt
R' 9
,
" "
R'
•, "
Gl/t'.RO.
Impact
,R'
2.
M4LAYAN BARK ARMiWR
MALAYAN ARMOUR
In le_nl, the$e _Ie .....e lillie or NI ... fItOU•• Some "ore ",,,,pie hides h...,lnl do.. n In I.orn Ind bid; IS prorectlon lrom blowpipe dlrts. n.e Mon:ls of the Phllhppinn ......e ... mou. mlde of hides, WOWe1l c...d. or .. ooden sc....... A,mou, made of brass or horn pl.tes connected t\>K."het by brass m.n . . . . .1... used, bIn these -ere rife .nd eApenslwe.
ARMOUR VALUES
..
," C""", • 0'
C..
Thrus<
0'
"
Juer.lnt MUI: 4kS'
0'
MALAYAN AJ(MWR
AOMOUR VALUES
T".
"", "'",
Hide (Ilard Leather)
,-
M• .., Zk"
0'
0'
• 29
, ,
Th~
0'
ImPKt
,
0'
,
ImPllCt
c~srLES
Castles of Japan ~PANESE
fORTIFICATIONS
Japa""lle forcrflues were llen",..lIy bull. on ,op 01 mountains. The ca"le was ","lle. pUl a lopped moun.aln Or a leveled area roea' ,he 'op of ,he m""maln. The ca.lIe Ine "'at 'Ilen protected by I",,,, UOM ....1I.. To....rds ,lie end of 'be sixteen,h century 'owen, or clem,.,..., Wete ~ded I' well. These mOUnla,n tUlles, or yln,ajlro, were ",sHemely dIUl<:"h '0 Itlack. •
.,op
ft.,
ee<:auK .he only errec.rve mea... of .altin• • cas,l.. of lhll .on .u by liele, 'here ..ere .0<1,,'_1 bulldinp for .Ile Mor"e of ..eapons ..... food In .be eVell, of an IUKlt. Oflen 'Ile doll"", had • well "a'e' nd a loj>.ltHptrs, ele., whICh ca.erec ca•• 1e became Inoc,ever ,be poll'lc.1 .nd economic life of ,he province Wi' concen"a.ed, These f1a,land calfles we,e c.alle
'Of
.IM:'...
'Of'
'.om . .
0'
."..c....
'*""_
loot 011 a mue-ilke appe~.IICe. Ulle~pec.ed I"''''' dead a . and ,atft would ""pedoe .he alllCk wblle .be defe1>de,. could fore "rOW. or drop Rona 'r_ .be ... all.. Ohe" .be .0"''' OUts,de .he callie "'" Ilso I..d ou, 10 'kI' ,here ...... no clear-c.., pa,h .0 .he g"u. BI"'" alley, ......."",.peeled obs'n.lCllons ...ould ,..pede IJ>y advance. I" lene.ll lbe .0"'''' around ,be Clstles were ,""ablte
do."
30
JAFAN TI-IC MAJOR
COMPONENTS
OF JAPANESE CASTLES
GATE TYPES
INSET GATE.
....~. o
ZD.7
.... 7lJU
KORAl GATE
31
OONiTON O""'''......A CASTa:
TYPES OF STONE WALLS PATCHY
COMPA(:T
JTON£. VRDPPING
PROoJCCTION
PARTS
OF A DONJON
CAJTLt TOWCIt
32
GI({XIN() PLA/I! OF PONJON OF AIIAR{)OKA <:.
•
• •
•
•
•
a:
eLEVATION OON070N OF MARIJOKA CASTLe
33
..
~,
ELEVATiON OF flONJON OF MATSVMCffO
CASTLE c..,
'S"
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(}1?OIlNO PLAN OF OON;;rON COMPLEX
MAYSt/MOlD CASTLE
NCf1T: THE ENTRANCE IfffO ~ (>{IN.JON 'i !fN?c.r ON THC MNN F/OOA.
SOI/TH·CMr TllRAET
34
OSAKA CASTLE PIAN
OI/ffCRw••a
ll"""I>" HOII.JNG
_GATl
O~
CASTLE AS OCl'ICTEO IN THE nN, CEN7tJRY
35
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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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37
HIM£ JI CASn£ GROIINO PLAN
•
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38
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39
VlCW OF T1
CHJNESE f"ORTlFJCATIONS In ChIna 'he ..,alori,y of ,he major cl,le. were heavily foruned by wall. and lOwe ... some of which make the large" European ca"le, seem InsignifICant. Although many of these foruflca,lon. have been da,ed 10 the Ming Dyn."y (1368-16441 they were cerlamly only a renewal "r prior COnslruc,lons. In gener~l, the wall. are buill of brick whicb IS laid down In many course,. The base of the wall wa. frequently slrengthened by a plilh of Slone. Ohen large tOwers are placed along the w.lI. to .id m defense. The base of the'e wall. were ollen from 15 10 25 meters thick. They rose to grea' helghlS. up 2S meters, and were ,opped by crenellated rampartS. Ga,eway. ,hrough the w.ll. are u.ually made of heavy umbelS. In COntriS' 10 the Immense wall' these doors seem .ery weak. To cou",er thiS large gatehouses were butl< which U Marco Polo relaled In ,he end of lhe ,hlneenth cenlury, COllld hold up '0 one-,lIou.and men. TIlE GREAT WALL Of" CHINA
to a large eXt en'. earlier existing ramparts which had been buill in the earlier prO.inces. As Ihe wall e"slS IOday. h is eslimated '0 CoOer 3930 miles 16325 kilomelersl wi,h all of 'he Yarlou. .ide-branche. figured in. Many of Ihe ya"ou' loops and offshoolS were constructed In sub.equent centuries after the orlglnal line was bUilt. The wall achieoed I.. purpose of ke"plng ou, the nomads by reStrIcting ,he number which could pass this oorder. By elimInating 'he 'DC,ic of large numbers of horsemen sweeping down Out of tile steppes and socilng chles and town•. the nomadic tribesmen were ellmlna,ed as a major threal. If a large concenlta,ed auack was ml\,de '0 capture a section of the wall or knock a breach In It. enough time could be bough, by lhe defende" 10 enable reinforcemen" 10 arrl~e. The wall "'" much like a breakwater aga", .. which wayeS of nomads "'ere broken and contained. It Is Iheorl'ed 'ha' the ",all "channelled" the nomadic trlbe.men 10 'he well and Into Europe. Naturally the wall had lis ups and down,. Aher 'he Chh, n and Han Dynasties (3rd. cemury B.C. '0 3rd century A.D.l, there was lillie ~pkeep and malrl'enanCe, DUring the Wei. Chhl, and Sui Periods there was a malor renovalion and reconstruction (6,h. and 71h. centude. A.D.l. Howeyer. af,er 'hiS, again numerO
'0
Perhaps Ihe mOst famous example of delensl.e fOrlifkatlon Is whal IS known as The Great Wall of CMna. I< can .alely ~ ... d tlla, this mU.,ve piece of archnectme ou'shme. almost every other single s,ructure built by human hand•. The Crea, Wall was nOt Simply PUI up overnight. When 'he coumry wa. unlled at ,he onset of the Chllin Dyna"y (22J-207 B.C.l, emperor Shih Huang TI wa. lnlenl upon ,tablll'ing the ,errltory by keeping the nomad'c hun. OUI. AClual construclion began .round 217 B,C. and ullilled
'0
40
AP~~D)('MIlTI
LIM: OF OIr""""L
w"U
or e",,,,,,
MAP OF NORTHERN CHINA .sHOWIAG THE arENT OF THE GREAT WALL
41
I
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I
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IN SoME Sllrll:"/J
CROSS SECTION OF THE GI?£AT WAll
OF THE CIT Y OF TSINAN
WALLS
..u.:1'IT ,.,.mDlfll'lATlL Y IIJ MCTCIU
{u .... l
42
Inner view of chy walls of
Slan
rampt
uoed
.-howl"g the
to
.amp• .,..
the
defePdetJ
clImb Total
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he'lh,
9 me.e....
Gate
along
of defensive
Chin•.
43
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InlH!'
the
line
... all. In Nortl>ern
PLAN OF PEKING
W,,",-U" JlAIXIND r"'TA.'\' CITY ID -11 Nl£TEf/S HU"H
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CHINESE CITy TO TARTAR
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44
THK"N~
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'.
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HIGH
T..-
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wall of ,be c;i'Y.
Total
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or
wan
10 metn'a.
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THC ~C,,".Al. " • . , ""
WUT wALL 0' T"'W TA6T_
nor
~"V
n. OOR
PLAN OF
THE. ABOVE BARBJC.AN
•
TOwell!
4.
appro.ima'ely
MAP OF EASTERN ASIA
GkEAT WALL
China -{!-:-•.
PHILIPPINE ISLANOS
:.
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•
SUMATI\ ...
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47
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