The life of Musashi can be divided into four periods. This strife was followed during his lifetime by a period of unification, then the establishment of the Edo shogunate at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Before his birth, Japan had seen a century of successive battles. Musashi was born in 1582 and died in 1645. Together with the writings of his adopted sons and disciples and historical records of numerous fiefdoms, allows for comprehensive research that has revealed details of most of Musashi’s life. He left behind two letters addressed to daimyō lords, a dozen or so ink paintings, and a collection of wooden swords and sword flanges that he himself had made. The legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi authored a text on the art of swordsmanship at an early age, which he rewrote twice, finally producing Gorin no sho in his final years. Transitioning from an Age of War to Lasting Peace Below I consider the real Miyamoto, as revealed by scholarly research, and discuss his thinking based on the content of his Gorin no sho. But the duels of samurai and master swordsmen depicted in novels, cinema, and manga are fictional accounts based on a biography of Musashi authored by Toyoda Kagehide 130 years after his death. Musashi) by Yoshikawa Eiji (1892–1962) have been translated into many languages and are well-known outside of Japan. The Book of Five Rings) and the novel Miyamoto Musashi (trans.
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