歴史について質問

[Ongakuka]

Hi everyone, it's me.

I'm writing a fictional novel based at the very beginning of the Edo period, starting around the time of Sekigahara. I want to be as accurate as possible, but even with research there are questions that remain and sources that need proving.

I'm under the impression that gunpowder was introduced to Japan (by the portugese) before 1600. However I'm uncertain as to whether the "early rifle" would be manufactured and maintained by samurai once Ieyasu gained power. For example, would guns be used in the Osaka castle siege? I appreciate that few people may be able to answer this question, but if I can get an answer it will help give me the bigger picture.

[AJBryant]

You know, history books HAVE this stuff. If you read *anything* about the Osaka campaigns, they'll talk about the cannons.


Tony

[Kagemaru]

For an earlier battle where arquebuses were used effectively, take a look at Oda/Tokugawa vs Takeda at Nagashino 1575.

[Shirasagi]

Once firearms were introduced to Japan, they remained an integral part of the combat scene throughout Japanese history. Hikone Castle, built post-Sekigahara, has holes in the walls specifically for the use of firearms on an invader. Matchlocks were used through the Tokugawa period for dealing with peasant uprisings.

[coco]

kagemaruさんがすでに答えてくださっていますが、長篠合戦図屏風(←)が徳川美術館のサイトにありましたのでご参考までに。

もっとも三千挺という数字は今では疑問視されています。
鉄砲伝来の研究の一端はここで読めます。
http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/e-rekihaku/126/rekishi.html
2006年秋、国立歴史民俗博物館の企画展示に関する紹介文です。

「火縄銃」というキーワードでYouTube を探せばいくつか映像が見られますよ。

[Ongakuka]

Thanks to everyone who posted here, I promise to make good use of all your explanations and advice

[ghosthacker]

By the time of Sekigahara guns had outpaced the bow on the battlefield and many Daimyo had access to gun producing factories.

EDIT..I should point out that guns where not used much for "one on one" combat (though Ninja did employ them on an individual scale). They where used mostly in large scale battles. Therefore an individual samurai would not have had his own gun.

[ghosthacker]

AJBryant wrote:
You know, history books HAVE this stuff. If you read *anything* about the Osaka campaigns, they'll talk about the cannons.


Tony

Yeap, though unlike guns the Japanese where not very good at the use or making of cannons (compared to western powers) and in some cases had help from Dutch ships when cannon fire was needed.

[AJBryant]

Yup, they even "rented" the guns from time to time.

Tony

[Infidel]

bleh, I always forget if it is reishiki or reikishi

[flammable hippo]

bleh, I always forget if it is reishiki or reikishi

The word for history? Rekishi-れきし-歴史

[Infidel]

right, the problem is, every time I see that word, I have to look up the reading again. I know what it means, but I always get confused about the pronounciation.