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Military Aspects of the Imjin War
Kubík, Lukáš ; Glomb, Vladimír (advisor) ; Maršálek, Jakub (referee)
This thesis deals with Japanese invasion to Korea between years 1592 - 1598, known as Imjin War. The thesis analyses historical development of the conflict and defines basic tactics and strategy with focus on Korean participation in this war and Korean army. Secondarily, this thesis deals with Japanese and Chinese participation in the conflict. KEY WORDS: Joseon, Imjin war, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japan, Ming dynasty
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By Barbarians Control Barbarians: The Position of Tusi within Area of Liangshan
Karlach, Jan ; Maršálek, Jakub (advisor) ; Klimeš, Ondřej (referee)
English Abstract This M.A. thesis analyses the politics of indirect rule within the peripheral area of Liangshan in southern Sichuan, which the imperial court tried to implement thru appointment of hereditary offices of indigenous chieftains (ch. tusi or tuguan). It uses primary sources in classical Chinese from official histories, local gazetteers, ethnographic studies and other documents, as well as secondary literature in Czech, English, French, German and Chinese. This thesis is divided into three interrelated chapters. The first chapter outlines the origin, changes and development of systems of indirect rule in Southwest China. The final stage of the development this political mechanism was a so-called "native chieftain system" (ch. tusi zhidu), through which the central court managed peripheral regions of its empire during Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. This chapter focuses on the development of these systems of indirect rule from the Warring States era (5th century BC) to the beginning of 20th century. The second chapter explores ethnographic, historico-political and ethnohistorical descriptions of Liangshan region. This chapter will then define the Liangshan region through geographical, political (the imperial court), and indigenous (ethnic) perspectives and therefore finalizes a theoretical...
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Erotic in Chinese Art
Lipková, Lada ; Maršálek, Jakub (advisor) ; Pejčochová, Michaela (referee)
My bachelor thesis's topic is depicting of erotica in Chinese visual art during the reign of Chinese last two dynasties. More space is rather dedicated to Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) in which mentioned erotic paintings and erotic literature originated. Thesis firstly introduces the topic and explains used terms, it means erotica and pornography. Thesis then describes prim confucian and opposite open taoist attitudes to erotica and sexuality because these two views are important as a background for my thesis. It also mentions taoist sexual manuals that could serve as models to Ming erotic albums. Thesis next presents erotica in Chinese visual art and society where this art arised. It describes Ming erotic paintings and prints, their purpose and main themes. It describes them also as Ming erotic literary works' illustrations. Finally it shows erotic paintings were popular not only in China at that time, but also in Japan and Korea. Thesis includes addendum with paintings.
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