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The sword of Goujian is 55.6 centimetres (21.9 in) in length, including an 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in) hilt; the blade is 4.6 centimetres (1.8 in) wide at its base. The sword weighs 875 grams (30.9 oz). In addition to the repeating dark rhombi pattern on both sides of the blade, there are decorations of blue crystals and turquoise.
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.
It has a collection of over 200,000 objects, including the Sword of Goujian, an ancient set of bronze bells and extensive artifacts from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng and the tombs at Baoshan.
He also made three swords for King Goujian of Yue, named Longyuan (龍淵), Tai’e (泰阿) and Gongbu (工布). Chungou/Chunjun (Purity) – Its patterns resembled a row of stars in a constellation. [9] Zhanlu/Pilü (Black) – A sword made from the finest of the five metals and imbued with the essence of fire.
The bronze sword of the Yue king Goujian, 771 to 403 BC. With help from Wu's enemy Chu, Yue won after several decades of conflict. The famous Yue King Goujian destroyed and annexed Wu in 473 BC. During the reign of Wuqiang (無彊), six generations after Goujian, Yue was partitioned by Chu and Qi in 333 BC.
Believed to be an ancient sword from the Khmer Empire, discovered in Thailand during the reign of King Rama I. [58] Near Eastern. Sword of Peter (time period disputed), supposedly the Sword of Saint Peter, used by him to cut the ear off a high priest while defending Jesus in Gethsemane, though of uncertain provenance.
Goujian temple in Shaoxing. Goujian (Chinese: 勾踐; r. 496–465 BC) was a king of the Yue state.He succeeded his father, Yunchang (允常), to the Yue throne. Goujian's reign coincided with arguably the last major conflict of the Spring and Autumn period: the struggle between Wu and Yue states, wherein he eventually led his state to victory, annexing Wu.
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