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  2. Sword of Goujian - Wikipedia

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    The Sword of Goujian (traditional Chinese: 越王句踐劍; simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑; pinyin: Yuèwáng Gōujiàn jiàn) [1] is a tin bronze sword, renowned for its unusual sharpness, intricate design and resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts of similar age.

  3. Jian - Wikipedia

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    The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period; [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.

  4. Chinese sword - Wikipedia

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    Han dynasty steel and bronze swords Han jian and scabbard Han jian and scabbard. The jian was mentioned as one of the "Five Weapons" during the Han dynasty, the other four being dao, spear, halberd, and staff. Another version of the Five Weapons lists the bow and crossbow as one weapon, the jian and dao as one weapon, in addition to halberd ...

  5. Chinese ritual bronzes - Wikipedia

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    Duì (鐓, not pronounced dūn): Bronze decoration for the end of a spear or halberd handle; often with an animal motif. Jiàn (劍): A sword. There are only three examples in Xiqing gujian. Nǔjī (弩機): Crossbow mechanism. There are only two examples in the Xiqing gujian. Pī (鈹): A type of sword. Zú (鏃): An arrow head.

  6. Weapons and armor in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural ...

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    There are two main types of sword: jian and dao. Swords with estimated or presumed magical powers (or, that were especially well-made) were often designated by the epithet "treasure" (寶), as is the case with "treasure jian" (寶劍) and "treasure dao (寶刀)". Famous sword smiths documented in mythology include Ou Yezi and the husband and ...

  7. Classification of swords - Wikipedia

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    Jian (simplified Chinese: 剑; traditional Chinese: 劍; pinyin: jiàn; Cantonese: gim) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BC during the Spring and Autumn period; [19] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian ...

  8. Sword with markings of ancient pharaoh Ramses II unearthed in ...

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    The bronze sword with engravings of the cartouche of the Egyptian king was buried for more than 3,000 years in an ancient military fort known as Tell Al-Abqain, located in the Beheira Governorate ...

  9. Dao (Chinese sword) - Wikipedia

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    Originally less common as a military weapon than the jian – the straight, double-edged blade of China – the dao became popular with cavalry during the Han dynasty due to its sturdiness, superiority as a chopping weapon, and relative ease of use – it was generally said that it takes a week to attain competence with a dao/saber, a month to ...

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