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The nagamaki was a long sword with a blade that could be 60 cm (24 in) or more and a handle of about equal length to the blade. [3] The blade was single-edged, resembling a naginata blade, but the handle (tsuka) of the nagamaki was not a smooth-surfaced wooden shaft as in the naginata; it was made more like a katana hilt.
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam (Vietnamese) Flag Emblem Motto: Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc "Independence – Freedom – Happiness" Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca "The Song of the Marching Troops" Show globe Show ASEAN Location of Vietnam (green) in ASEAN (dark grey) Capital Hanoi 21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.850°E / 21. ...
An experimental Wikipedia edition in the obsolete chữ Nôm script began in October 2006 at the Wikimedia Incubator. [6] It was deleted in April 2010. [7] [non-primary source needed] The Vietnam Wikimedians User Group supports the development of the Vietnamese Wikipedia and other Vietnamese-language Wikimedia projects.
Từ điển bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam (Encyclopedia of Vietnam), a state-sponsored encyclopedia which was published in 2005. Vietnamese Wikipedia, a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Vietnam War encyclopedias. Encyclopedic works and encyclopedias focused on Vietnam War-related topics.
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Podao or pudao (Chinese: 朴刀; pinyin: pōdāo) is a Chinese single-edged infantry weapon that is still used primarily for training in various Chinese martial arts.The blade of the weapon is shaped like a Chinese broadsword, but the weapon has a longer handle, usually around one to two meters (about three to six feet) which is circular in cross-section.
Ancient Vietnam refers to the civilization of the Red River Valley between circa 3rd millennium BC and the conquest of Vietnam by the Han Empire in 111 BC. As a civilization based on irrigation it is the quintessential example of a hydraulic empire .
Bisento (Méi jiāndāo; 眉尖刀) from the Wǔjīng Zǒngyào (武經總要) A bisentō (眉尖刀, 'brow blade') [1] is a polearm used in feudal Japan. The bisentō has various descriptions, "a double-edged long sword with a thick truncated blade", [2] "a spear-like weapon with a blade at the end that resembles a scimitar", [3] "a polearm resembling a glaive, with a long, heavy haft and a ...