japanese history quiz

f-22 "raptor" ace · **on:** July 04, 2006, 12:46:00 AM

we protected japan for five centuries until the late 1870's who are we?

Petrie. · **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2006, 06:21:55 AM

I'd suspect it would be the ruling Samauris.

Malte279 · **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:21:18 AM

I think the caste of the samurais existed before ca. 1370 which would be the 1870s minus 500.
If we would make that 600 years I would suppose the answer would be "Kamikaze". Kamikaze (divine winds) used to be the Japanese name for the taifuns which destroyed Mongolian invasion Fleets in 1281 and one in 1274, an event of crucial importance to Japanese history and their cultural identity.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2006, 09:27:22 AM

correct a turn for the both of you

Malte279 · **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:42:45 PM

which answer did you have in mind when you posted the question?

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2006, 05:42:26 PM

i planned for this to be a quiz i just recentley started being interested in ancient japan i got the answer that i was expecting which was samurai

Petrie. · **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2006, 10:06:52 PM

Heh imagine that.

: I guessed out of the blue before I went out of NY state for the day. Japan isn't my strong suit so maybe Malte can come up with something.

Malte279 · **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2006, 03:11:47 AM

Which sea battle of the 16th century was (until the 2nd World War) the worst Japanese defeat in a sea battle?

Nick22 · **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2006, 02:42:35 PM

Battle of Nagasaki?

Malte279 · **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2006, 03:44:00 PM

Was there a naval battle near Nagasaki? I never heard of it to be honest. The naval battle I'm talking of was won by a force so inferior to the Japanese oponent that it has been described as a naval version of the battle of Azincourt.

Nick22 · **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2006, 01:12:08 PM

It was just a guess...

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Malte279 · **Reply #11 on:** July 24, 2006, 01:46:04 PM

Another hint, the battle was fought between Japan and Korea.

Nick22 · **Reply #12 on:** July 24, 2006, 01:48:08 PM

Battle of Pujon?

Malte279 · **Reply #13 on:** July 24, 2006, 02:20:58 PM

I didn't find any mention of such a battle and hardly any of places of this name. Where did you find your information on it?

Nick22 · **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2006, 01:12:33 PM

Puson is a city at the edge of South Korea. I mispelled it...

Malte279 · **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2006, 06:11:48 AM

The town is spelled Busan

The battle there was not the one I was thinking of, but it sure was a terrible defeat for the Japanese navy, so I will accept it.
I was thinking of the battle of Myeongnyang in which the Koreans defeated the Japanese with only 13 ships while the Japanese had 133, plus about 200 supply ships. The Koreans didn't loose a single ship while 31 Japanese ships were sunk. The Japanese lost between 8000 and 12000 men, the Koreans 34.
Anyway, there were many naval battles during the Imjin War and almost every one was a decisive victory of an inferior Korean force over the Japanese. The battle of Busan is another example of a similarly terrible result for the Japanese.
Your turn Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2006, 09:24:03 AM

This war happened in the late 1590s right? This is just for clarification, before I ask my question... I believe it was 1597...

Malte279 · **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2006, 02:06:56 PM

The war lasted from 1592 to 1598. The naval battle at Busan which you named took place on November 1st 1592.

Nick22 · **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2006, 02:13:01 PM

Thank you. name the founding member of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Malte279 · **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2006, 02:59:01 PM

Tokugawa Ieyasu?