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Yari

Medieval

The yari is a traditionally made Japanese spear, specifically a straight-headed thrusting spear. The martial art of wielding the yari is called sojutsu. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Spear 1
Introduced Year
1334 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Yari
  • Infobox, type
    Spear
  • History
    The term yari appeared for the first time in written sources in 1334
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Introduced circa 1334 per the entity's own sourced description text; no pre-1900 weapon system remains in current active military service.
  • Wikipedia article text
    This shift made the and traditional (sabre) styles obsolete on the battlefield.
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Wikidata: Yari
Wikidata Q749087, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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