Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
In this video we dive into the fascinating history of samurai naval warfare and warship designs! Spanning from the late 1100s to the late 1800s!
Links mentioned in the video:
Learn more about samurai naval warfare!
My video about the battles of Kizugawaguchi youtube.com/watch?v=V_PnYRz2oN8
Video from Sengoku Studies youtube.com/watch?v=VywIEhx5iyA
Video from Antony Cummins youtube.com/watch?v=ujDnO9srbh0
Check out Pirates CSG with Pirates with Ben!
Ben's Website pirateswithben.com
Ben's YouTube Channel youtube.com/@a7xfanben
Get Seas of Japan packs pirateswithben.com/product/seas-of-japan-booster-packs
Video Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Pirates: Seas of Japan Promo 4:25
Early Ship Designs 7:00
The Mongol Invasions 10:37
Sengoku Period Naval Warfare 13:40
The Imjin War 20:11
European Ship Designs and the Edo Period 22:38
Bakumatsu Period and Conclusion 24:26
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Sources Used:
"Lords of the Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan" by Peter Shapinsky
"Hideyoshi" by Mary Elizabeth Berry
"The Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga" by Ota Gyuichi
"In Little Need of Divine Intervention" by Thomas Conlan
"In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams" by Frederik Cryns
"The Imjin War" by Samuel Hawley
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"The Tale of the Heike" translated by Royall Tyler
"Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)" by Stephen Turnbull
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
"Ancient Ships in Japan" Article by Iwamoto Seiji
"Shipbuilding and the Shimazu Clan in Southern Kyushu during the Sengoku Period - Centering on Hyuga Province" Article by Tomohira Nakamura
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus
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Music from:
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence
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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Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/theshogunateyoutube
Twitter: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
In this video we dive into the fascinating history of samurai naval warfare and warship designs! Spanning from the late 1100s to the late 1800s!
Links mentioned in the video:
Learn more about samurai naval warfare!
My video about the battles of Kizugawaguchi youtube.com/watch?v=V_PnYRz2oN8
Video from Sengoku Studies youtube.com/watch?v=VywIEhx5iyA
Video from Antony Cummins youtube.com/watch?v=ujDnO9srbh0
Check out Pirates CSG with Pirates with Ben!
Ben's Website pirateswithben.com
Ben's YouTube Channel youtube.com/@a7xfanben
Get Seas of Japan packs pirateswithben.com/product/seas-of-japan-booster-packs
Video Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Pirates: Seas of Japan Promo 4:25
Early Ship Designs 7:00
The Mongol Invasions 10:37
Sengoku Period Naval Warfare 13:40
The Imjin War 20:11
European Ship Designs and the Edo Period 22:38
Bakumatsu Period and Conclusion 24:26
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Sources Used:
"Lords of the Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan" by Peter Shapinsky
"Hideyoshi" by Mary Elizabeth Berry
"The Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga" by Ota Gyuichi
"In Little Need of Divine Intervention" by Thomas Conlan
"In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams" by Frederik Cryns
"The Imjin War" by Samuel Hawley
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"The Tale of the Heike" translated by Royall Tyler
"Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)" by Stephen Turnbull
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
"Ancient Ships in Japan" Article by Iwamoto Seiji
"Shipbuilding and the Shimazu Clan in Southern Kyushu during the Sengoku Period - Centering on Hyuga Province" Article by Tomohira Nakamura
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus
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Music from:
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence
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!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Social Media:
Facebook: facebook.com/theshogunateyoutube
Twitter: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
