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Samurai Armour, Sengoku Period
Samurai facemask and armour from the Sengoku period (Warring States Period), 1467-1568 CE. (Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Dallas, USA)
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Karamon Gate, Nijo Castle
The Karamon Gate of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (r. 1603-1605 CE)
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Nijo Castle Keep
The keep of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (r. 1603-1605 CE).
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Nijo Castle Plan
A plan of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan. The castle was first built in 1603 CE by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (r. 1603-1605 CE) Key: 1) Higashi-Ōte-mon (Great Eastern Gate, today main entrance) 2) Guard house 3) Kara-mon 4) Honourable Carriage...
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Azuchi Castle
A painting of Azuchi Castle, built by Oda Nobunaga in 1579 CE on the edge of Lake Biwa, Japan.
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Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino
Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy.
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Yazidi Temple
Temple entrance, Lalish (cropped image)
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Peacock Angel
The Peacock Angel (Tawusi Melek in Kurdish) is the chief member of the Yazidi Holy Trinity.
Cropped image, taken in Lalesh.
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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 posture and...
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Emperor Go-Daigo
A 14th century CE portrait of the Japanese emperor Go-Daigo (r. 1318-1339 CE). Taken from 'Miru Yomu Wakaru Nihon No Rekishi 2 Chusei', 1993 CE, Asahi Shinbun-sha.
