Appearance of mon as early as Nara period
12th C Taira & Minamoto wars, hata-jirushi
13th/14th Cs: the Mongol invasions period
15th/16th Cs: heraldry carried on shields, nobori banners,
sashimono flags attached to armour, maku screens
Army organisation produces system of coloured unit
flags/symbols
Buddhist & Christian symbolism
Uma-jirushi commanders' flags
Tsukai-ban messenger corps: the horo displayed cloak
17th C: the fully developed system of the early Edo period.
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