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Batailles, incidents et événements historiques liés aux sabres japonais
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1208 (Jōgen 2)
In 1208 (Jōgen 2), Retired Emperor Gotoba established the Gobankaji system, summoning master sword smiths from across Japan to the Minase Shrine to forge blades on a monthly rotating basis. Approximately forty smiths from Bizen, Bitchū, and Yamashiro were selected, and the retired emperor himself participated in forging under the name "Kiku Gozaku" (Imperial Chrysanthemum Work). This institution elevated the Japanese sword beyond weaponry into high artistic achievement, inaugurating the Golden Age of sword making in the mid-Kamakura period and establishing a template for the patronage of sword smiths by subsequent rulers.
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Kenchō era (1249–1256)
During the Kenchō era (1249–1256), fifth regent Hōjō Tokiyori invited the Yamashiro smith Kunitsuna to Kamakura; his son or adopted son Shintōgo Kunimitsu then established himself in Sagami Province (present-day Kanagawa Prefecture) and forged the foundation of the Sōshū tradition. Kunimitsu synthesized Yamashiro and Bizen techniques to create a bold new style characterized by rough, crystalline nie particles (ara-nie) in the temper pattern. Inherited by his disciples Masamune and Yukimitsu, this approach was developed into the fully realized Sōshū tradition, which produced blades counted among the five greatest swords in Japan.
c. 1238 (Katei 4 / Rekininn 1)
Around 1238 (Katei 4 / Rekininn 1), the smith Mitsutada began forging in Osafune, Bizen Province (present-day Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture), establishing the foundation of the Osafune school. Inheriting the technical legacy of the Fukuoka Ichimonji school that had flourished under Ex-Emperor Gotoba's Gobankaji system, Mitsutada developed a distinctive style exploiting the geographic advantages and abundant iron-sand resources of the Yoshii River valley. Passed down through three generations to his son Nagamitsu and grandson Kagemitsu, the Osafune school became Japan's largest sword-production center throughout the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, and many great generals prized Osafune blades as personal swords.