Castle of Coucy

…Since the beginning of mankind, there have been constant conflicts, and as people began to live in settlements, they needed defenses against the invasion of foreign enemies. It is known that when settlements were formed, they built fences and moats on a settlement-by-settlement basis. In Japan, many such examples can already be seen at the sites of Yayoi settlements, and these are considered to be the precursors of later castles. However, it was with the establishment of cities and nations that well-maintained castles became especially necessary. Castles were built not only to protect against attacks by other nations and tribes, but also to protect against attacks from those under their control, all over the world until the early modern period. …

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…人類の発生以来争闘は絶えることなく，定住生活が始まるとともに外敵の侵入に対する防御が必要とされたが，集落が形成されると集落単位で柵や環濠を設けたことが知られる。日本でもすでに弥生時代の集落址にこうした例が多くみられ，これらがのちの城郭の先駆的形態と考えられる。しかし整備された城が特に必要とされるのは都市や国家の成立に伴ってであり，他の国家･種族の襲来に備えることはもちろん，領内の被支配者からの攻撃に備えて城を営むことも，世界各地で近世まで行われた。…

※「クーシー城」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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