(historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)

a place name, such as that of Uki City in Kumamoto Prefecture / a surname

siege

to besiege / to attack a city

Imperial palace

to defend in a fort; to garrison / to stay at home, or in one's own room for a period of time

castle in ruins

(historical) Partizansk, Suchan (a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia)

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

revisionism