Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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With the Genpei War now finished, Minamoto no Yoritomo is set to establish his new samurai military government or "Shogunate." Yet first he must tie up some loose ends before the Kamakura Bakufu can truly rise.

Setting the Stage UPDATED playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlMflnRScAL3pSsBBGR4SirHKoEg4HOz

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Sources Used:
"A History of Japan: From Stone Age of Superpower" by Kenneth Hanshall
"Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times" by John Whitney Hall
"A History of Japan" by R.H.P. Mason and J.G. Caiger
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"Warriors of Japan As Portrayed in the War Tales" by Paul Varley
"Legends of the Samurai" by Hiroaki Sato
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus

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Music from:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
World of Warcraft

Artwork:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications
Other modern artist renditions and photos as well as photos from Wikipedia, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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