Prisoner of war
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A prisoner of war is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Engraving of Kushite prisoners, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC
Engraving of prisoners in a Roman Triumph, 19th century
Mongol riders with prisoners, 14th century
Aztec sacrifices, as depicted in the Codex Mendoza (c. 1541)
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as the Tokyo Trial and the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on April 29, 1946, to try leaders of the Empire of
Court chamber during the tribunal in Ichigaya, Tokyo
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was convened at Ichigaya Court, formerly the Imperial Japanese Army H building, in Ichigaya, Tokyo.
The judges (July 29, 1946)
View of the Tribunal in session: the bench of judges is on the right, the defendants on the left, and the prosecutors in the back