Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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In this video we will look to examine 5 legendary last stands throughout samurai history. Ranking them in terms of how significant they really were!


Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Number 5 1:55
Number 4 3:55
Number 3 6:32
Number 2 8:54
Honorable Mentions 11:41
Number 1 12:21

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Sources:
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
"Legends of the Samurai" by Hiroaki Sato
"Osaka 1615: The Last Battle of the Samurai" by Stephen Turnbull
Additional articles found on various figures and events through the Japanese Wiki Corpus.

Music:
"Marshes" from World of Warcraft OST

Artwork and Images:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art and images from the Nobunaga's Ambition series.
Art from Osprey Publications.
Other modern artist renditions and photos, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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