Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Minamoto no Yoritomo would become the first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate, however, his road to power was paved with the blood of his own family. Let's examine the rise of Yoritomo to examine the motives behind his slaying of various brothers, cousins, and uncles.
Learn more about the Genpei War: youtube.com/watch?v=SbajWMqLvFk
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Sources:
"A History of Japan" by RHP Mason and JG Caiger
"A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower" by Kenneth Henshall
"Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan's Military, 500-1300" by William Wayne Farris
"The Samurai: A New History of the Warriors Elite" by Jonathan Clements
"Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the Wartales" by Paul Varley
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Various articles from the Japanese Wiki Corpus
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Music From:
"Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Liszt
"Arctic Forest" By Akira Ifukube
Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions, 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
X: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
Minamoto no Yoritomo would become the first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate, however, his road to power was paved with the blood of his own family. Let's examine the rise of Yoritomo to examine the motives behind his slaying of various brothers, cousins, and uncles.
Learn more about the Genpei War: youtube.com/watch?v=SbajWMqLvFk
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Sources:
"A History of Japan" by RHP Mason and JG Caiger
"A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower" by Kenneth Henshall
"Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan's Military, 500-1300" by William Wayne Farris
"The Samurai: A New History of the Warriors Elite" by Jonathan Clements
"Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the Wartales" by Paul Varley
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Various articles from the Japanese Wiki Corpus
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Music From:
"Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Liszt
"Arctic Forest" By Akira Ifukube
Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions, 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
X: twitter.com/ShogunateThe
Support the channel on Patreon! patreon.com/theshogunateyt?fan_landing=true
#Samurai #History #Japan
