Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
The legendary Genpei War erupts as Taira no Kiyomori attempts to gain total control over the nation, causing a Minamoto resurgence. This will be part 1 of the conflict, exploring its outbreak and the eventual death of Taira no Kiyomori.
Setting the Stage UPDATED playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlMflnRScAL3pSsBBGR4SirHKoEg4HOz
Apologies to Sharnoy who is a member of the Samurai tier of my Patreon but was not added to the list!
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Sources Used:
"A History of Japan" by RHP Mason and JG Caiger
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"Warriors of Japan As Portrayed in the War Tales" by Paul Varley
"Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877" by Thomas Conlan
"Future and the Past: A Translation and Study of the Gukansho" by Delmer Brown and Ichiro Ishida
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus
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Music from:
Music from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
"Drumming of Japan" by Akira Ifukube
"Balett Salome" By Akira Ifukube
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
The legendary Genpei War erupts as Taira no Kiyomori attempts to gain total control over the nation, causing a Minamoto resurgence. This will be part 1 of the conflict, exploring its outbreak and the eventual death of Taira no Kiyomori.
Setting the Stage UPDATED playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlMflnRScAL3pSsBBGR4SirHKoEg4HOz
Apologies to Sharnoy who is a member of the Samurai tier of my Patreon but was not added to the list!
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Sources Used:
"A History of Japan" by RHP Mason and JG Caiger
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"Warriors of Japan As Portrayed in the War Tales" by Paul Varley
"Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877" by Thomas Conlan
"Future and the Past: A Translation and Study of the Gukansho" by Delmer Brown and Ichiro Ishida
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus
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Music from:
Music from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
"Drumming of Japan" by Akira Ifukube
"Balett Salome" By Akira Ifukube
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
