Japan at War | Revere The Emperor, Expel The Barbarians | The Bakumatsu Era | Episode 2 @JapanatWar | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
With the forced opening of Japan tensions within the island nation grow. The Emperor Komei puts out a edict to "Expel The Barbarians" or Sonno Joi. This edict prompts many throughout the country to attack the new foreigners. Attacks such as the Namamugi Incident, and the attacks at Shimonoseki.
As a result of this the Shogun's government gets put under pressure by the foreign powers, when they don't receive satisfactory responses they decide to take matters in their own hands.

00:00 Intro
00:30 Namamugi Incident
03:11 1st Shimonoseki
07:28 Bombardment of Kagoshima

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