Essays on History of Asia

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Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Ambition to Unite Japan

4 pages / 1796 words

Have you ever thought about the modern Japanese emperors were not the first time being powerless public figures? Well, the emperors from medieval Japan were treated the same by society. From 1192 to 1868, Japan was ruled under three different feudal governments called shogunates which...

Japan Tokugawa Shogunate

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Analysis of Fukuzawa Yukichi’s View on Modernity

4 pages / 1970 words

Modernity has become an ultimate goal of all nations as it symbolized the highest level that human intelligence can be attained. In this research paper, I am going to demonstrate Fukuzawa Yukichi’s view on modernity according to three aspects, his view of the modern world,...

Fukuzawa Yukichi

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The Role of Bushido in Samurai Culture

3 pages / 1299 words

One may have heard the word samurai, one thinks of a skillful warrior dressed in heavy armour and fighting their battles with the famous Katana or possibly the ultimate battle of skill between the samurai and his brother-in-arms the ninja or simply the warrior one...

Japanese Culture Samurai

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A Comparative Study of Samurai and Knight Battle Strategies

3 pages / 1393 words

Introduction Medieval Europe shared some similarities with medieval Japan, yet they also shared conflicts. One including their soldier or their warriors, those who struggled for their land. In medieval Europe, they took horses and in Japan, they took samurais, they fought in different ways. They...

Middle Ages Samurai

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Comparison of The Knights of Medieval Europe and Samurai of Shogunate Japan

1 page / 644 words

The Knights of Medieval Europe and Samurai of Shogunate Japan shared a number of similar characteristics such as a strict code of behaviour which emphasised honour and loyalty, and both were mounted warriors that relied heavily on their swords. However, the Samurai also had the...

Middle Ages Samurai

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Genghis Khan, His Achievements and Influence on The World Today

7 pages / 3148 words

Genghis Khan, a poor Mongolian child grew to be the greatest military genius the world has ever seen. He was one of the most successful and strategic military leaders in history and had a strong influence on other more recent and famous leaders. His eloquent...

Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan – The Greatest Mongolian Leader

2 pages / 711 words

When we talk about inspirational stories and people, we think of modern-day society and the epic characters who motivated and cultured the world into what it is today. But Genghis Khan is a character that was quite different from this perspective. In fact, his greatness...

Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan: The Life and Legacy of One of The Greatest Conquerors in History

6 pages / 2633 words

Genghis Khan is one of the greatest leaders and conquerors in the history of the world. He grew to power with determination and brilliance, no matter how outmatched he was. After he took power, he went on to take over much of the known world,...

Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan and His Impact on The Modern World

2 pages / 977 words

Introduction Genghis Khan was the successful emperor who led the Mongol empire. He conquered an immense amount of land and helped the Mongols reach new heights. In the book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, the author Jack Weatherford claims that Genghis...

Genghis Khan

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Justification of Utilizing The Atomic Bombs in WW2

2 pages / 760 words

Imagine an entire city like NYC full of people one-minute shopping, dining, laughing just having a great time and then in a matter of a second, a blink of an eye they are all gone. This is precisely what happened in Japan, once the United...

Atomic Bomb Hiroshima Japan

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Genghis Kahn’s Contributions to Military and Administrative World

1 page / 425 words

Genghis Kahn’s military and administrative achievements were both impressive and have echoed across history. Due to popular media, if you were to ask one the primary achievements of the Mongols they would undoubtedly answer with, “military conquest”. However, with their empire being so vast, the...

Genghis Khan

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Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai

1 page / 638 words

Culture plays a large role in everyone’s day to day lives, even if it not easily recognized. Julia Wood defines culture in her book Communication in Our Lives as a coherent system of understandings, traditions, values, communication practices and ways of living (189). The film...

Ghost Individualism Samurai

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A Biography on Fukuzawa Yukichi

3 pages / 1163 words

Fukuzawa Yukichi was born on 10 January 1835 at the height of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s strictly hierarchical society. His father belonged to the lower two-thirds of the society; according to the laws of the then society, a lower samurai would not overtake an upper samurai...

Fukuzawa Yukichi

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Fukuzawa Yukichi: Founding Keio University and Its Significance

3 pages / 1439 words

During the establishment of Keio-gijuku (the first school with modern organization) 1868 (the first year of the Meiji) there was a very, in our terms, conservative Japan. People were in an upheaval upon the oncoming changes of government being implicated. There was constant struggle between...

Fukuzawa Yukichi

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Fukuzawa Yukichi Impact and Life

5 pages / 2391 words

Introduction This paper will be on the life and works of Fukuzawa Yukichi, the man who spread foreign studies throughout Japan, opening schools and founding one of Japan’s major universities today. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater...

Fukuzawa Yukichi

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The Transition of Asia in The Age of Global Change and How Asia Transitioned

1 page / 570 words

As the Europeans finally got to Asia, they tried to apply the same rules of invading Asia as they did other countries. The first step was to first influence the higher-elite class to convert to a foreign religion and the lower class will follow their...

Global Change in Asia

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How Iran Became Westernised

3 pages / 1237 words

Culture is something considered sacred by some, and worthless to others. It gives people something to identify themselves as, but at the same time causes them to be subjected to many negative prejudices that follow their ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and traditions. Pietrse (2009), notes...

Global Change in Asia

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The Indus Valley Civilization: a Study

1 page / 546 words

The Indus Valley Civilization is a very old, very mysterious civilization that not much is known about. What little is known is obtained from two things: Indus script, and archaeology of cities such as Harappa (which gave the civilization its name) and Mohenjodaro. Both of...

Ancient Civilizations Indus Valley Civilization

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An Overview of The History of The Indus Valley Civilization

2 pages / 979 words

Indus Valley Civilization is one of the oldest and largest of the four ancient civilizations of the world. It is also known as Harappan Civilization. The name “Indus” derived from the Indus river due to number of its sites located nearby in that region. It...

Ancient Civilizations Indus Valley Civilization