Tools and regalia: a short survey of the presence of firearms in Edo Japan
| Journal | International Journal of Asian Studies |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1479591426100667 |
| OpenAlex | W7155396547 |
| Language | en |
| ISSN | 1479-5914 |
| OA? | yes |
| Status | pending |
Abstract
Abstract Between the arrival of firearms in Japan in 1543 and the crushing of the Shimabara rebellion in 1638, Japan transformed from a fractured country in a permanent state of war into a centralized, peaceful era. However, this was only possible thanks to several transformations made by the Tokugawa regime, not least the firearm itself. The copious amounts of firearms existing in Japan became a domesticated and common element of the Edo period and were prevalent in the country’s transformation. Rather than being just tools of war that could menace the shogunate, firearms gained a range of roles, from tools to regalia, depending on their owners’ social and political context, which sheds light on their social environment.
Matched Nanban terms
- places_events Shimabara rebellion
Provenance
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2026-04-30T19:58:49.272939+00:00
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Extras
| openalex_concepts | Element (criminal law); Politics; Political science; State (computer science); Period (music); Spanish Civil War; Range (aeronautics); Domestication; Geography; Economic history |
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| openalex_topics | Japanese History and Culture; Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies; Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies |