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Masamune
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Masamune

 orig. Okazaki Goronyudo

(born 1264?, Japan—died 1343?, Kamakura) Japanese swordsmith. Masamune was appointed chief swordsmith by the emperor Fushimi in 1287. He founded the Soshu school of swordmaking, in which blades were made entirely of steel and hardened throughout. It marked an important advance in metallurgical technique that was significantly ahead of the technical level in Europe or elsewhere in Asia.
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