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Shihou Sekai no Ou
| Alt Names: |  四方世界の王 四方世界之王 Shihou Sekai no Oh Sihousekai no Ou |
| Author: | Sadakane Shinji |
| Artist: | Amane Takashi |
| Genres: |  Action Fantasy Historical Romance Shounen Tragedy |
| Type: | Manga (Japanese) |
| Status: | Complete |
| Description: | In the year 1800 B.C. there was an ancient city called Babilim, a very important trade center, and this is where a teenage boy named Namuru lives and attends school. Namuru is instantly attracted to the mysterious new girl in school, Shaz, and she later gets them in trouble with some street thugs when she steals from a merchant. However, Shaz removes the head of the attacker without killing him and scares the thugs away. She explains to the confused Namuru that she possesses 1/50th blood of Marduk, the city of Babilim’s God of War, and that he does as well. With the blood of a god within him, she explains that they can tap into a small part of the almighty power to manipulate dimensions which in turn allows them to remove and transport objects (explaining the “beheading” of the street thug). What’s even more shocking is that Shaz wants Namuru to help her take over Babilim in order to destroy the kingdom! [vyc] |
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Other than having girls there, and the student IDs, that's actually what Mesopotamian scribe schools were like. I think the thing about being forced to crawl was specifically mentioned in one of the accounts we have.
Oh, except they drank watered beer with their school lunches. Forgot that part. (Then again, we don't see anyone drink in the school...)
No a bit different from warlord and Shogun as none of those terms imply the hiring of mercs or the hiring out of his own forces (at least not as the primary means of increasing power/ expanding influence).
A person being called a mercenary king would probably be at least one of the following three( maybe more) types:
1. A king that uses a mercenaries as the bulk of his military forces or uses them in such great numbers that he becomes known for this.
2. A king who is known for hiring out his own soldiers to participate in foreign conflicts.
His grandson, Frederick the Great, referred to Frederick I as "the mercenary king," due to the fact that he greatly profited from the hiring of his Prussian troops to defend other territories, such as in northern Italy against the French.
-From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I_of_Prussia#Marriages_and_children(quote of last paragraph of that section.)
3. A mercenary whose influence and power allows him to establish himself as king.
I'd argue that the Roman Legions were professional "(for the most part). But on a more relevant point, there is some suggestion that Sumerians did employ professional soldiers in some capacity (possibly a standing army if you have complete faith in the clay tablets). I wouldn't be surprised if the successor kingdoms also had similar arrangements. The Assyrians certainly seemed have had a standing army.
And why are bringing up numbers when you're talking about soldier quality? The problem with historically quoted numbers is different and not related to professionalism of the combatants..
Actually a mercenary king is exactly what it sounds like. A person who uses combat as their primary method of expanding their sphere of influence. Also could be called a "Warlord" or a "Shogun". Different word but all mean pretty much the same thing. Someone who kills their enemies and takes their land.
Someone with a much more skilled and better armed force than you.
(Generally speaking) Prior to the Renaissance, the concept of a "professional army" didn't exist. Weapons and warfare were so basic that most "armies" were literally nothing more than farmers with weapons that were slightly more dangerous than farm tools.
Its also why most historians laugh whenever someone tries to bring up numbers in military battles in ancient wars. (See: the movie '300' and then remember that the movie is actually based on a real battle)
Man-girl... best girl?
Horse Chariots... What sorcery is this!
would probably be best if you'd fix the spoiler in your quoting of albator
aroused... no, nop!
*clicks follow*
" This manga seems interesting, let's look at it..." - looks at this - " Nah, fuck this shit. I'm outta here!"
Kinda like merchant city/state but mercenary?
What the hell is a mercenary king anyway? A king for hire? A mercenary who became a king? A king who does mercenary work on the side?
I'm liking this so far, but what's with chapter 11, feels like it was all over the place :v
I was thinking the same thing. School life in an period manga did not really feel natural to me.
shame that this only has 5 volumes T_T
EGS has chapters 9 & 10 on their site, atleast.
edit: Appears they fixed it.
Chapter 8 and then... 11
Introducing! Sword-omine!
That's one spectacular way to capture a goddess. This boy, he's no wimp; I'm not even sure you would call him sane, exactly, being that self-preservation is a pretty important hallmark for the concept.
I also love how quickly the author abandoned the high school-in-Babylon shtick and just went with the flow. It worked out so much better.
Wow, unexpected Jitsu Wa crossover in chapter 6