hmm so basically historical mangas then One that come to mind are Hoshin Engi (Soul hunter which is based on a ancieant chinese war. Rurouni Kenshin Japenese samurai story. Sayuki is also made form a traditional folklore i think. Those are the only ones that come to mind right now but if you want to know more you can just go to animenewnetwork and searche the genre historical

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