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Samurai
A photograph of a samurai warrior c. 1860 CE.
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Samurai on Horseback
A 16th century CE print showing a samurai on horseback. From the Night Attack on Yoshitsune.
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Yoshitsune
A modern statue of the legendary samurai Yoshitsune (1159-1189 CE). Mimosusogawa Park, Shimonoseki, Japan.
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Maelius Before Cincinnatus
Ahala, master of the horse, presents the dead Melius to Cincinnatus the Dictator. 16th-century fresco by Domenico Beccafumi in Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.
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Cincinnatus
Statue of Cincinnatus in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Mount Fuji, Aerial View
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain and a place of pilgrimage for followers of Shinto.
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Nichiren
A statue of Nichiren outside Honnoji temple on Teramachi.
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Dharma Wheel
The Dharmachakra (Skt: wheel of the law with eight spokes) represents the Eightfold Path (Right View, Right Resolve, Right Speech, Right Actions, Right Occupation, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration). Konark...
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East Asia in 500 CE
This map shows the territories of all major civilizations in East Asia in the year 500 CE. Italicized texts indicate nomadic bands or tribal societies.
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Major Temples and Shrines of Japan circa 1200 CE, Kamakura Shogunate
This map depicts all major Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines of Japan around the year 1200 CE. Notice that many renowned temples (such as the famous Kinkaju-ji) have not yet been built...
