Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai - The Campaign of Sekigahara - Extra History - Part 6
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2015
- 📜 Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai - Part 6 - Extra History
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi passes from old age, control of Japan passes to his young son - or more accurately, to his council of advisors. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the most powerful among them, looks poised to seize power for himself, but a rival named Ishida Mitsunari plots against him. After his first treacherous plot is discovered and foiled, Ishida joins with Uesugi Kagekatsu to mount a campaign against Tokugawa. An old friend, Torii Mototada, gives his life to counter the campaign and buys Tokugawa enough time to defend himself. The defection of the Kobayakawa clan from Ishida broke this opposition once and for all, leaving Tokugawa in uncontested control of Japan. Though he became shogun, Tokugawa ruled for only two years before passing succession to his son, establishing for the first time not only a stable shogun but a stable chain of succession, and bringing Sengoku Jidai period to an end in Japan.
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There are no words to describe how much I love the fact that probably the smartest tactical move by a samurai in this entire story was to retire early!
a man become a legend the moment he accomplish the impossible do not ruined the myth by attempting to duplicate the result its always best to quite when your on top any good man knows when to retire
it's written as 'Retiring early" but read as "Establishing a dynasty"
and that dynasty, the Tokugawa Shogunate, continued to rule for more than 200 years, until a dude from US came with huge boats. With guns. Gunboats.
@Lord Voldemort yes, and they made a government that was a lot more western, a new constitution that was pretty western, and also a military that was pretty western. Do you know what else is western?
Ishir Mehra Japan asks them, can you maybe chill? Russia then tells them “how about maybe YOU chill?”. Japan was kind of scared of Russia. You won’t believe who else is also kind of scared of Russia.
there are many samurai adages that amount to this: the best warrior does not have to fight.
Man I feel like HBO could make a kick ass TV-mini series about this without even trying.
I mean, they got the story right here. Just cast it and start filming.
Joel Andersson It's already kind of been done. The James Clavell book Shogun is about this time period and was made into a TV miniseries in the 70s. The story is centred on an English navigator named John Blackthorne who winds up shipwrecked in Japan and becomes pretty important in Tokugawa's court. The book is pretty good and the show is middling, seems kind of dated nowadays. As always though, reality is more interesting than fiction and John Blackthorne is based on a real Englishman named William Adams who actually became a western samurai and did all kinds of cool shit. A festival is held in the city of Ito every year in his honor to this day.
+Joel Andersson have you heard of NHK's drama tenchijin? it features a lot of this period
Joel Andersson that show exists. Look up Shogun featuring John Rhys Davies.
Arigato.
Also there's literally an entire genre of media (anime, film, video games) around the sengoku jidai, especially centering around the three unifiers Nobunaga, Tokugawa and Hideyoshi. It's called sengoku jidaigeki.
Tokugawa: And then I retired, and left my son rule in my name, so that nobody would dispute his succession.
Suleyman: TRRRIGERED!!!
AlHoresmi lol
True😂😂😂
Just goes to show the differing values and levels of restraint between the two men. Tokugawa had a more clear vision of the future and was less arrogant than Suleiman. He knew when he'd done all he could and took no more. So he ended up living out his days peacefully and happily. Suleiman refused to settle and in his pride he ostracized himself from everyone that he held dear, killing many of them himself. So he died alone with his ambitions left unfulfilled
An issue lots of leaders in history had, (looking at you Napoleon!) they took too much. It's best to quit while you are still ahead
@@OneTrueWindfall who's suleiman?
If the bird won't sing, kill it. -Nobunaga Oda
If the bird won't sing, make it sing. -Hideyoshi Toyotomi
If the bird won't sing, wait -Ieyasu Tokugawa
An adage comparing their three styles. Personally I like Toyotomi's style most.
kyuven nice one
Hideyoshi was quite agressive and violent. Just read up on Toyotomi Hidetsugu. The three sentences may seem interesting, but in reality it would be hard to say that any of the three were actual "good people".
Interesting
Absolutely true. It's hard to find great generals and warlords who were the best kinds of people, but at least these three were incredibly interesting.
i think hideyoshi's is actually 'make it want to sing
There is a tree in a temple near where I live (within half a kilometer), that Tokugawa Ieyasu planted. There's a plaque in front of it saying it's protected under the Japanese government as a national treasure. I thought it was a cool thing to share. xD
isn't kinda cool? you watch this awesome documentary and then you find footnotes of these men of the past in the present time.
:3
That is pretty awesome, bet it gives you more respect for it now huh?
blackbite50 It does, indeed.
***** There are footnotes of them everywhere in Japan. Sometimes in the most rural countrysides there may be something that they left behind. Also, another interesting little piece of info, Kanentsuho, the currency of Japan wayyyy back, (about 300 years) can be found at beaches near Enoshima by metal detecting on the sand. I have found at least 15 of these old coins in a short period of time.
Fun Fact:
Kobayakawa Hideaki was actually a relative of Hideyoshi, and he was so depressed by guilt of his betrayal that he died of mysterious causes at age 21.
Not 24?
i think he's been stressed out because betrayed her uncle
He died because of the immense of guilt he felt when we betrayed the western army and caused the death of Otani Gyobu Yoshitsugu
Many samurai even of the eastern army resented Hideaki even after he stormed Sawayama Castle as a means of atonement
It is said that Otani Yoshitsugu, before committing seppuku during the battle, cursed Hideaki for his betrayal, saying "Hideaki, may my curse be on you in three years". Hideaki did, in fact, die after three years, on the 1st December of 1602.
This scene was recreated beautifully in the first episode of the NHK series "Aoi Tokugawa Sandai"
Not mysterious. He committed seppuku due to shame and guilt
Came to see what Toranaga didn't tell a dead man.
Omg lmao. After watching Shogun, I really wanna investigate this story. I feel like this depiction of the Sengoku Jidai left out a lot of crucial elements, because if Shogun were to be true, then the Tokugawa clan were nowhere as powerful as EC claims them to be, neither is the Ishida forces as powerful as the EC claims to be.
so the winner was the guy who was kept captive almost all his childhood? so hard to keep track with those names so hard to pronounce and also so similar.
Yes.
Samir Gómez Novelo the level of irony when you watch these series is beyond astounding.
WarziKage Truth is stranger than fiction. And real names are stranger than fictional ones.
Samir Gómez Novelo yup
And before him it was a peasant turned sandal carrier.
"Tokugawa is a duck" xD
Rama Narendra *_"_* *_*Confused Duck-Face "_*
+Billaxle le duck face
Rama Narendra Not a true duck though.
More like tokugawa is a dick
For what its worth, all the Tokugawa had to do was just tell him to commit seppeku and not doing so would have been insubordination to the shogun. Very serious offense. I suppose Ieyasu did want to push that so early in their rule though. So it was better to make it look like Toyotomi was an asshole.
Sengoku Jidai in a Nutshell:
Nobunaga: "Kyoto is mine!"
Shingen: "No dangit. IT'S MINE."
Kenshin: "YOU ARE BOTH EQUALLY WORTHLESS"
Hojo Soun: "GUYS STOP FIGHTING. YOU KNOW WHO'S THE REAL ONE HERE!"
Everyone else: "GIVE ME THE CASTLE!"
Ieyasu: *silently drinks sake over to the side while everyone kills each other*
Fk'n camper!
Ieyasu played the Waiting Game lol 😂
No wonder he said. If the bird won't sing. WAIT.
It is a digression.
The Shimazu clan and The Mori clan of Mitsunari Ishida of the Toyotomi forces were defeated in battle of Sekigahara.
However, the Shimazu clan was allied with the Mori clan and, about 250 years later, defeated Tokugawa shogunate government.
They continued bearing a grudge against the Tokugawa clan for about 250 years.
And the Meiji Restoration happened, and, in the Japanese new government, the Shimazu clan and the Mori clan played a key role.
My last name is basically smith-you know how hard it is, how many rewinds I had to do just to figure all this out. I had to make nicknames like Mitsubishi and tokequitos and I still got lost at the end
It was kinda funny but serious I made mnemonic devices and still had to back track-the names are hard enough to just remember but to not mix them up? Then they change the names are you serious??? Ya that sucked man all that for a cliffhanger ending...
ルカまゆ isn't it the mori clan one of the clans that betrayed mitsunari at sekigahara???
anisa ratna
The Mori was said to be the leader of the Western army in name. The Kobayakawa, which was a clearly recorded traitor to the Western army, was Mori's branch because of Takakage Kobayakawa being a Mori himself (Kikkawa was also a Mori branch due to Motoharu Kikkawa being a Mori himself). However, Takakage picked Kingo/Hideaki to be Kobayakawa heir due to... some complicated things.
Also the chosokabe were defeated in sekigahara and 250 years later a man from kochi, tosa province home of the chosokabe was one of the major players in tokugawa's defeat. Ryoma Sakamoto. Japan's history is fascinating.
An interesting thing you missed is how Tokugawa Ieyasu, by punishing his enemies so badly after Sekigahara, sowed the seeds of destruction of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is fascinating how the shadow of Sekigahara can be discerned in the Boshin War 250 years later.
Wow. Japanese names are driving me crazy. This is way better than most of modern series.
Gonzalo De Prada that’s because Japanese pronounce mainly especially R by clicking tongue from roof of mouth then flicked off the teeth. It comes out sounding like an r is smashed into the next letter causing a whole different sound. Take the word “Ryu”, go ahead ... it’s maddening.The romanization of the word is of little help too. It is said nothing at all like the English dubbed cartoons do. It’s also not a persons name .., 🤦♂️
I know right
Pokémon Evolution biyatches
@@SumiCF Chinese last names be like: Yao Xi etc
@@SumiCF Nihon is where it’s at
You can see the blood of Torii Mototada and his men on the ceilings of four temples in Kyoto. Ieyasu had the floorboards salvaged after Fushimi Castle fell, and re-purposed the wood to repair and reconstruct some of the capital's old temples.
That's cool but kinda creepy ngl
Moral of the story: Personal relationships, magnanimity, currying favors with others is just as important to obtain power as ruthlessness and war prowess.
For those wondering: the next series will be about the South Sea Bubble (England). After that, we'll be diving into the Zulu Kingdom (Africa)!
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Would you ever cover the Swedish Empire?
Rule Britannia! Britannia rules the waves...!
***** which bit ? kalmar union or after it?
Keep up with the good work enjoying these series.
Wow, first Japan and now the Zulus, my Civ side is intriguied.
SUPER MONK, HE DOES SOME STUFF. SUPER MONK, HE MIGHT BE A DRUNK. DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU DU.
his weakness is Monionite
Darth R0xas SUPER MONK, HES SUCH A BOSS, SUPER MONK, HES NEVER HAD A LOSS, SUPER MONK, HES REALLY BUDDIHST, SUPER MONK HES NOT A MHIST. DA DA DA DA DA, DA DA DA DA, DA DA DA DA DA, DADADA
SUPER MONK
SUPER MONK
DOES WHATEVER A SUPER MONK DOES
Actually Mitsuhide in disguise
SUPER MONK SUPER MONK
DOES STUFF THAT MONKS DO AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO RHYME THIS TO 😐
Wow, kindness pays well in the end
You guys should do a full episode on the rivalry between Takada Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
+HarbingerOfBattle It's weird. "When Shingen died in 1573, Kenshin was said to have wept aloud at the loss of so worthy an adversary, and dismissed advice from his retainers to use the opportunity to attack as childish"
+Holo The Wise Wolf (Holo.)
You know what's else is weird? Selling salt to your arch-enemy when he needs it most since his brother refused to do so.
+Vương Trần Minh and salt embargo actually destroyed Imagawa Ujizane and rest of Imagawa clan
Wow,this is new to me.I only knew that the trade embargo helped Takeda to have an another source of salt and Uesugi to have a good trading partner
But Ujizane was so stupid that I think without that nonsense embargo Imagawa still got rekt by Ieyasu and Shingen. At least Yoshimoto could create the Triple Alliance.
Both were actually shown last episodex
So Iyeasu is the one individual with long term planning, mercy and goodwill. He helped people, and in turn they swore fealty to him. He bowed to Hideyoshi and ended up being the most powerful man in the country as a result. When others killed he found diplomatic solutions, and his was the dynasty that lasted.
The unification of Mongolia would be a pretty good story to tell, and there is a lot of misconceptions about mongols which the videos could address.
Yeah, I'm hoping that one goes up on the vote soon. I like learning about supposedly 'barbaric' or 'savage' civilizations like the Mongols, Aztecs, and... well, Barbarians. It'll be a while, though, since they already have two series planned out.
I would say the unification of Germany, but they kinda already covered that.
Dagda Mor Well, the next EH series they will make will apparently be about the Zulu Empire, if the polls on patreon are to be trusted.
The second option after that is the Spanish inquisition.
Also, we'll be getting Extra History WEEKLY from now on! :D
Check out Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast. He did a five part series called "Wrath of the Khans" that talks about it. Hardcore History is like Extra History, but more in depth (and a little more rambly) I think they're still free right now
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Hjernespreng
South Seas Bubble, then Zulus. After that, it'll probably be one of the losers from one of the previous polls.
the most important factor "nice beard"
the ancient ancestor to the complitionist
Who else is here to see what Yabushige wished he could've seen?
Even among the histories of other countries with similar degrees of unrest, from China to medieval Europe, 7:07 is a sharp move. Respect to Ieyasu.
You forgot to mention how Ieyasu nearly died AGAIN after Sanada Yukimura charged into his lines and that guy was a total badass painting every one of his army's armor red.
Was that gaijin Goomba?
Yes that was Gaijin Goomba. Japanese samurai Goomba. Yeah I just said that.
this guy does kind of sound like him
Ionlymadethistoleavecoments were
Yea
I was thinking same thing
Wait,for it.. THE MONGOLS ... i mean WARRIOR MONKS
They are the exception in Japan :)
Where I am from the word mongol means 2 things. 1 Idiot 2 a mongolian citizen. Just fun fact
nee nee omfg mongoloids 😂
It's absolutely wild being able to picture this from my own experiences - a morning in Sekigahara, overlooking the river, a tour guide pointing out where the troops would have been and squinting to see through the fog. I've been to these places, I KNOW these battles, but your series makes it come alive in a way that even being there didn't.
Anyone else saw gaijin goomba around 3:30?
I finally found someone else! :P
But I saw it too. I sometimes look around and saw it. A great Easter egg.
Jennifer Ferrell me
i really want to play total war shogun II again now
or age of empires 3
What an excellent series. A wonderful narration of the Sengoku period. Thank you.
Can you please tell us where you got your information from like a bibliography?
If you liked #ExtraHistory's take on Sengoku Jidai and want to learn more by playing games, check out Gaijin Goombah's thoughts on the Sengoku Basara series: bit.ly/1Qe3JkT
+Extra Credits I hope that one day you will cover the Bakumatsu and the end of the Shogunate and Samurai class.
This era of Japan is almost always overshadowed by the Sengoku Jidai, yet had the biggest powers in Japanese history fighting each other, the Emperor and the Shogunate.
@@DarkonFullPower And then they did.
I’m here after watching the Shogun Series lol
Ah another Torunaga fan. Come, we shall observe the wind together as Lord Torunaga did.
That is a brilliant motion design serie on the Sengoku Jidaï.
Historically accurate, well explained, funny, well designed. Congratulations !
I am here after watching Shogun ❤😊
Yes, but who is who? they use different names from the name extra credit uses in the series.
I can't help but see parallels between Sekigahara and Bosworth Field - both major battles that brought an end to a long period of civil war, both decided when one warlord (Kobayakawa here, Stanley at Bosworth) who had loyalties to both sides decided to turn traitor on the faction he had entered the battle nominally in support of.
Yes! Was hoping I wasn't the only one to think that.
Is that Gaijin Gumba :>
I think you can play this battle in Total War: Shogun 2 (if I remember correctly)
yes it is
yes you can
It took 'till now for me to realize that Goomba was a Game Theory dude, not Extra Credits.
Yep, that's him. And you can play the battle in the first one too; it's one of the most famous battles in Japanese history (to my knowledge).
man, you guys did a GREAT job explaining a VERY complicated period full of twists and turns! can't wait for the next series!
I just want to say, you guys are amazing. Everything you do is so enlightening, whether it's just talking about video games or showing me how much I never knew I loved ancient history. All of the things you guys do has been an inspiration to me in the subtle and complicated road of being a human being.
Nobunaga Oda was my favourite, he was a brilliant and brave man met an unfortunate and unexpected fate of a traitor. While Leyasu was a wise man that actually able to enforce what he wants at the end like his father.
ZeroRekoning ieyasu
No mention of the Shimazu :(
Minamoto Yoshiie
No mention of the Date either.
Btw: *THIS IS HOW THE SHIMAZU RETREAT!* (NA:SOI)
Minamoto Yoshiie oh man, you’re right! What about the Shimazu!? WHAT ABOUT THE SHIMAZUUUU!!!???
They were the Tozama Daimyo
Shimazu, Date, Sanada, Hojo, they were all important clans at that time.
If they went into every little clan in the Sengoku Jidai and what they did during this story, it would be stretched out another 10 parts and the story would be harder to follow. Maybe they will come back to them in another EH, but for now, just focus on the main 3 players
This is so awesome! :)
This entire series of the waring states of japan deserves a standing ovation. Good work, extra credits. Good work indeed.
Yay, I'm glad they mentioned the siege of Osaka at the end, sadly and understandably that means leaving out the Sanada. But they are kind of a footnote anyway but I do love how if you ever go to Osaka castle and look at the museum for the opposing forces in the siege it goes:
Attacking: Nearly every daimyo in Japan even the Date who are on the other side of the country.
Defending: Sanada Yukimura (Sanada Nobushige) and some second bananas.
Those second bananas were not just mere samurai but men with their own credibility to show
Yes Nobushige took a leading role in the defence of Osaka castle but some notable samurai took the side of the Toyotomi
面白かった。ご苦労さん。(That was interesting. Thanks for your hard work.)
It's very fitting this series concluded within a week of the 400th anniversary of the Siege of Osaka.
i made it all the way! Thanks for the vids, the names can be confusing, and the lack of facial differences between the characters can be confusing, but I simply had to rewind and take a pause to digest everything.
I never realized how entertaining and informative these Extra History videos are. Though I think it was better that I was able to watch the whole Sengoku Jidai series in one sitting. Either way, Awesome videos :D
Holy shit. I just noticed that Gaijin Goomba was in the background at 3:31
I love this extra credits series so much
What an excellent series! I have tried to read about the history of Japan on a few occasions but was never as enthralled as I was with these videos.
Thank you, Extra Credits, for this great series of videos. I'm following you guys since the last year and now I'm very sad for not having supported Extra History on Patreon earlier. From now on, I'm gonna support the hell out of your videos, hoping that you can produce some other magnificent work like this. Also, I'm sharing in my Facebook account all your Extra History playlists so everyone can see this amazing job. I'm from Brazil and I love your work. Congratulations!
(Sorry for the bad english, it's my second language.)
Seriously surprised Tadakatsu Honda wasn't even mentioned once.
Nor 4 heavenly general of Tokugawa
he is not real
Yes he is. Tadakatsu Honda was Iyeasu's most loyal supporter, even moreso than the Iga ninja were. He was well renowned for being an almost unstoppable force of destruction.
He was too busy making cars to be involved in pointless wars.
CraZBanana8 he was real
In the background at 3:31 there's a picture of Gaijin Goomba!
Thank you for this series. It was amazing, and very well done.
I love the “costumes” you have in your animations for you when it shows the pedestal you are talking at
2:52 Uesugi Kenshin had an heir? You mentioned in a previous episode that he died without leaving an heir.
Biological heir. Kenshin adopted two youngsters during his time as a Damyio. Unfortunately after his death they both squabbled into a succession crisis.
Thanks. I had this exact same question.
yes he had two adopted sons called Kagekatsu and Kagetora
Kagekatsu was Kenshin's nephew and he decided to adopt him.
HoodieSticks indeed that’s strange
Finally I have been able to show this amazing series to my girlfriend, so she can understand the new Shogun show!
This was a lovely little series! Thank you so much for it.
Absolutely loved this series. Good work everyone at Extra Credits. Excited for the next season of this.
You guys really know how to tell a story out of history and I think that's why this series in particular works so well. Side note is it Dan (The animator) or Scott who's a Game Exchange fan? Love that little picture of him in the background.
torii ... talk about friendship .
Extra Credits thank you so much! I had to write about Oda Nobunaga, and your videos about Sengoku Jidai helped me sooo much!!! Thank you!!!!!
Thank you so much Extra Credits! Your Sengoku Jidai videos helped me so much with my Oda Nobunaga essay! Again Thank You So Much!!!
Can you make a small series about the Sanada clan? Nobushige a.k.a Yukimura Sanada is named as one of the mightiest warrior of Japan so i think it's might worth a shot.
i dont think sanada yukimura were that mightiest, at siege of osaka he shown as great tactical commander when he build sanada-maru fortification. the mighty warrior in that siege was goto matabei who got killed after he himself killed some 80 men while protecting his reatreating allies.
@@julian-p True Goto was good , but sanada nobushige proved himself as the greatest warrior in Japan before the sieges of Osaka , he served in hideyoshi's army in Shikoku,Satsuma,Odawara and many more , he was told to be a mighty warrior engaging with vanguard units and was also a personal bodyguard for toyotomi hideyoshi . He also served under Kato Kiyomasa and Shimazu Yoshihiro in Korea and he was told that he was the Number 1 warrior in Japan . During the sieges of Osaka he was the Supreme Commander of the Toyotomi Garrison and even Goto told that Nobuhige should be the leader of toyotomi forces before the surrender of the winter siege. I agree that Goto was mighty warrior in Osaka but you cannot say that sanada nobushige was not the mightiest .
@@arunramani1724 its not shimazu yoshihiro, but shimazu tadatsune, the veteran of imjin war (korean war) that give the number one title to nobushige, but the title he give base on yukimura's action in osaka campaign
Sanada Yukimura (Nobushige) did not participate in the Imjin war personally. He was an overall unknown figure who spent most of his life as a hostage of his family. He, along with his father, brother, and most of the Eastern daimyos were stationed in Nagoya alongside Hideyoshi. Imjin war mostly fought by Western daimyos.
yukimura never serve kato or shimazu. the only battles yukimura participated are first and second siege of ueda and osaka campaign.
The "number one warrior in Japan" many people have referenced to in the context of the siege of Osaka, not the imjin war.
also, its been widely accepted that there are 2 mightiest samurai in that period. in the east is Honda Tadakatsu, in the west is Tachibana Muneshige.
ahh history it is so great at times.
Thank you as always for this series!! Extra history is amazing
This is how history should be taught in schools. Not through textbooks but through RUclips. Much more interesting and you see really important sides and narratives to history you don't normally get taught.
3:32
Gaijin goomba
You guys got to do the 3 kingdoms period from the Yellow Turbans up through Jin unification, such an epic period
They did but they didn’t finish the whole series
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these - they contain a lot of actual information useful to me in scholastic bowl and they are presented as an extremely entertaining narrative. Not that I've ever found history boring, but with you guys it couldn't be more fun.
In addition: Is there a subreddit or forum where we can discuss your episodes? There's always quite a lot of thoughts that I have and would like to share but youtube comments are a very poor means of discussion in general.
Thanx for this series now it all makes sense. The story was great and the way of telling it was even greater. I never regret subscribing to this channel ever.
Do the War of the Roses, or Alexander the Great and maybe Napoleon too.
I've always felt that if I could be anything including ruler of the world, I would actually prefer to be the guy who can allow someone else to take over the world. Much less risk of corruption on my part, no job stress, and I could just slack off so long as I kept something of an eye on my chosen leader.
On the subject of Teddy Roosevelt, he also once gave a speech after being shot by an assassin. He was a cool guy, but at the same time he was also a total badass.
Teddy was very much an actions speak louder than words kind of guy. He really did hate having to play the game of politics and was, in general, a very soft spoken guy.
Awesome series. Just fantastic. Accurate, entertaining, and does a good job of describing the intricacies of that era without it being too bogged down.
Cant wait for the next one! You guys are super interesting and informative, love the show!
Skipped the part of the twice betrayal of Ieyasu on his promise to protect Hideyori.
He attacked Osaka for no real reason and seeing he couldn't take Osaka castle down made a truce with Hideyori (now on his 20s), where Hideyori promised to not be a threat to the bakufu.
Right after the truce was signed he began filling up the moats of the castle stating that since now there was peace, there was no point in having moats. One year later he returned to massacre everyone at the castle.
I saw a Game Theory easter egg xD
Oh btw can you please do the Genpei wars or at least the modernization of japan?
These are so addicting! I hope that you continue making more.
Thanks for making such an awesome series. Extra history is phenomenal. I hope to see one about the "80 years war."
This anime is so good!!!
*Sighs* Now I wanna go play Civ...
3 years of late reply haha, but you guys should try "Gekokujo" a mod for Mount and Blade Wardband.
Same haha extra history videos tend to have that effect lol
For me it's Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence
This was fun. This is a fun way to present history. Well done.
This might be the best series on RUclips!
I'm subscribed to at least 20 channels, but this pretecular history mini show is the best!
Hah, Gaijin Goomba spotted.
Looking forward to Zulu Kingdom, could you guys also do an ancient south american civilization and china?
South-American civilizations lack written records and accounts.(ones that can be deciphered, at least)
But I'm sure there's some stories that warrant a closer telling, such as the rise and fall of the Aztecs.
Hjernespreng
The Aztecs definitely have to be covered on this show. Their fall was so contrived and full of convenient coincidences that if it were a movie, I'd walk out of the theater.
Three Kingdoms era china would be awesome.
zeroangelmk1 Yes!!! Someone who knows what that era is! "Zeroangelmk1"... I love you xD
If there doing China they should talk about the so called "Great Leap Forward." It may be somewhat controversial, but they shouldn't be afraid of that, and its one of those parts of history that are so rarely discussed.
AMAZING VIDEO WELL MADE SERIES THIS WAS SOOOO COOL THE WAIT WAS BEYOND WORTH IT
Playing through Nioh right now which has many of these historical figures make an appearance. Your series of videos was a wealth of information and greatly helped me understand the story of the era. Well done!
Im sad they missed the part where a giant skeleton skeleton appeared and shot nukes at everyone in sekigahara
Can you speak about Finland in ww2 please as an extra history series
really, teddy rosevelt is the only true answer.
on topic of this series on the sengoku jidai, i must say that while i enjoyed it, i enjoyed it less than i did world war one. not for any particular reason of your doing, but mostly because the sheer number of players makes it somewhat hard to follow.
It can get pretty chaotic pretty quickly, and they only really discussed the important players in the storyline. There are dozens of minor lords and dignitaries, vassals and courtiers, that played some minor role somewhere in the events. That's probably the reason why they keep making those Sengoku Musou games. I mean, that and becuase Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi HIdeyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu are terrifyingly brilliant and brutal figures from true history, which is always fun.
It doesn't help that as someone who doesn't speak the language, the names are almost impossible to distinguish. If not for giving the characters color coding and distinct physical traits, it would be incredibly hard to follow without re-watching repeatedly.
Wesley Foxx this too, definetly.
freakymoejoe2 agreed, i've rewatched several videos many times just so i can get an idea of who's who and in power
Wesley Foxx I think that's evidence of EC's brilliant planning for this series. The style of video is incredibly fast-paced, and even for me (having studied the modern Japanese language and some of its history), keeping track of all the names was difficult; but they very well anticipated that and used visual cues to alleviate those problems.
You guys are simply awesome. Period.
These videos were really pleasant, thanks.
I hope he covers the Warring States era in China.
XD That Gaijin Goombah banner!
Had a really fun time watching this series. Will definitely spread it among my friends who enjoy History as well.
Looking forward to the others!! :D
Really great stuff guys, 'm really enjoying these extra history videos(as well as all your other great work) so keep it up :)
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+Thingonometry - 3:31
What happened to the Oda clan? Episode 5 mentioned that Nobunaga had adult sons who could have succeeded him, but nothing further is said. Were they killed off by the Tokugawa? Did they quietly accept Tokugawa supremacy? Did they simply collapse with Nobunaga's death? I just don't understand how the clan of the first great unifier could just disappear.
They Become minor daimyo in tokugawa regime
I really appreciate this content. I hope it remains an on-going feature of your channel's content.
This has been one of my favorite series these guys have done.
I'm looking forward to what they're going to do next