"Unity like aesthetics cannot be forced. It must be cultivated". What a great line. Unity by force is just a powder keg ready to explode. Unity by religion,patriotism or just common interests is far more sustainable in the long run.
Hideyoshi was obviously very smart not just in how he planned battles n campaigns. But in how he consolidated his power. I get the feeling theirs a lesson to be learned from him.
I have always been a fan of the sengoku jidai period of Japan, and have played countless hours of Shogun: Total War 2, this series is perfect in understanding the complexities of one of my favorite games!
Nice to meet you, I am Japanese. Let me explain in detail. During the Warring States Period in Japan, the mobilization of the army was determined by the amount of "ishitaka" (stone value). Ishitaka is the area of rice fields and the amount of rice produced. Oda Nobunaga's territory was about 8 million koku. Uesugi Kenshin had 1.2 million koku and was able to mobilize about 13,000 people. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had 2 million koku. However, between 1582 and 1598, the Taikoo Kanchi, which determined the laws governing the country, was held. The population of Japan at that time was about 20 million, and the total military force that could be mobilized from all over the country could mobilize about 500,000 soldiers. This was the second largest military force after China at that time. This was more than the combined military power of European countries at the time. The most powerful powers of the time were undoubtedly the Ottoman Empire, the Ming Empire, Ispania, and Japan.
0:28 Devin, I learned that during a Japanese matcha 🍵 ceremony, I, as the guest, am required to do at least three things. #1. I must remain silent and not disturb the tranquility of the sounds of the bamboo whisk whisking the matcha. #2. When I am handed the cup (bowl) of matcha, I hold it in both hands, bow with it in my hands ✋🏻🍵🤚🏻, and rotate the bowl 180 degrees. #3. I am required to slurp while drinking the matcha. Hai! 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧
16:50 He was not close to dislodged from the procedure because he never came close to the siege. What really happened was south of the besieged castle lied a river and a small hill called Nejirozaka. And hidenaga had Miyabe Keijun built a small bastion with 10k garrison. When Shimazu tried to breakthrough Miyabe with 20k force，they were assaulted from behind by the combined forces of Todo takatora/Kuroda kanbei/Ukita Hideie. These three were THE most brilliant tacticians of the time in sengoku period. It's almost like if Rommel attacked Egypt but instead of facing Montgomery alone he faced McArthur Patton and Montgomery combined together
People believe Hideyoshi can actually summon 250K soldier on his side because the historic documents and rules (The ratio of land and soldier , the lord had to send to his lord) are still there
Hi bro, I want to ask something...I really want to join this members-only channel because I'm very interested in Prussian history. However, I noticed that on the channel's homepage, there's only one video available. Could you tell me how many Prussian-related videos might be unpublished or hidden for members only?
Man a 250K army feels like such overkill. Feels like it would be hard to make full use of those numbers. But then the subsequent campaign went pretty smoothly so what do I know?
especially if you consider that the romans in their heyday only had slightly more troops - surely it was another time, but wich army in medieval times had such a large army?
One interesting fact about these campaigns of Hideyoshi，almost all of them had Ishida Mitsunari as the general logistics manager for gathering food and horses&equipments for the grand army. THE Ishida Mitsunari that later fought Tokugawa at Sekigahara. Suffice to say he was a brilliant administrator but not so great a politician and tactician
@@Raphael-pt7rx Until the renaissance it was impossible for occidental armies to keep up with numbers compared to the oriental armies due to the primary food source, as wheat and barley can't compete with rice in supporting population. That's why in asian history the numbers are huge compared to western history, rice was OG
We need a what if about: "What if Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered Korea and went further into the weakening Ming Dynasty?" Just like how the Mongols reached the Atlantic in the sibling channel of Wizard and Warriors.
Many of the military figures in premodern Japanese records are inflated to about twice the actual figures, but this still amazing. BTW the opening animation is great but holding a bowl with one hand seems not a good idea
Not just in Japan. Numbers were inflated everywhere. Ancient Chinese sources claim armies of millions and millions met on the battlefield. Rome did this as well, no way the numbers are correct. For example, The Battle of Chalons could not have been as large as the sources claim.
While exaggeration by historians and written accounts are obvious think of Roman accounts, Japan having 250k is most likely true, they had an enormous population at the time. China as well had the population to back up an army of half a million also.
Exaggeration in terms of battle ready men vs logistic personnel is believable. Chinese used to claim armies of millions but in reality the numbers are somewhat smaller and most importantly, there were more people meant to carry rations and siege/engineering tools.
15:24 Sengoku Hidehisa, start from a foot soldier, serve oda then toyotomi, becomes a daimyo and later strip of his title and land after attacking too soon and retreating. he later join tokugawa and proof himself again in siege of odawara against hojo, thus restarted his career. join Tokugawa at sekigahara, becomes daimyo again and his clan survived until meiji restoration. what a story
I really love Asiatic (Japan, Chinese, Korean) history!! I really liked this video. Those important characters as Hideyoshi are very interesting to follow!!!
Very little is known about this and the following conflicts between Japan, Korea, and China in the west, barely a footnote in our history books. ( took a peek a little ahead about the other wars in the far east about this time after seeing this video.) Numbers like these are hard to fathom and makes the head spin. The sheer size of the armies involved is quite overwhelming, like Napoleonic type numbers, centuries before Napoleon. Will be looking forward to future videos on these wars, I really know almost nothing of. Very interesting to learn about this.
Until the renaissance it was impossible for occidental armies to keep up with numbers compared to the oriental armies due to the primary food source, as wheat and barley can't compete with rice in supporting population. That's why in asian history the numbers are huge compared to western history, rice is OP
I don't know what the narration means "proved superior on the field," while Tokugawa and Toyotomi were in stalemate on a tactical level. A detached ambush force was destroyed that's minor for TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi. What brought to Toyotomi's haste was the earthquake, largest in recorded history then, that hurt Kinki (Osaka Kyoto Biwa Lake regions). These regions were Toyotomi's base. The earthquake happened while the stalemate went on. He needed to deal with it as priority.
I don't know exactly why, but something about the Hojo clan fascinates me: their leader of that time seemed very different, but I know very little, so I await your continuation of this incredible saga. - just a Canadian who did a bit of historical/fantasy recreation of a Japanese clan.
18:47 Why is Kozuke province with the Uesugi instead of the Hojo? it was the conflict between the Hojo and the Sanada clans over Numata and Nagurumi castles in Kozuke what Hideyoshi used as the official casus beli for the conquest of the Hojo.
The Korean War was the beginning of Hideyoshi's downfall. You just ended a century of war and instead of building peace and solid foundations, you're sending your army to Korea?
In hideyoshi's case. You have 250k unemployed samurai & warriors that their only purpose is to fight the war under across various daimyo that might or might not backstab you, what's you gonna do? Just let those daimyou kept their forced and those ppl might stage a coup and cause another civil wars? or just sent them somewhere to waging a war where win or lose doesn't matter as long as his reign is safe. That's why he choose the 2nd option, the problem is that he didn't accounted on Tokugawa playing a long game and decide to backstab him using the force that he signed an agreement that Tokugawa's forced are excempted from joining Korea Campaign.
Doubtless at the taking of the Negoro-Ji, Commander Appo delivered his now famous reply, "There's been a rebellion in the Temple. It's time for you to leave."
There's also some implications and Idk if it's just a fluke but some people theorize that Hideyoshi had egged Akechi on, and had, in some way, tricked Akechi into rebellion, which he then immediately exploited. Again, this is just a very vague theory made by a very small group of people.
I am wondering but when you are done with the sengoku period can you do a series on the genpei war and the war was a very significant part in Japanese history as 7 years after the war something important happened that would be a major part of Japanese history that lasted from 1192 to 1868 and this Major part of Japanese history is the formation of the very first shogunate which was the Kamakura Shogunate but the genpei war is also important because before the war the Taira clan was a very political power but by the end of the war they were replaced by the Minamoto clan. But the war was also important because of 3 other reasons and the first reason why it was important is because the genpei war highlighted the growing power of the samurai warrior class, who played a crucial role in the conflict and became the foundation of the new political order. The second reason why the genpei war is important is the impact it had on Japanese society as the war had a lasting impact on Japanese society, as it shaped the feudal system and the role of the samurai in Japanese culture. The last main reason why the genpei war is important is because of its symbolic significance as the battles of the genpei war including the famous battle of Dan-no-ura, are still remembered in Japanese folklore and literature due to their epic nature and heroic figures. The war had 3 major players fighting in it and one of the players was the faction of the Minamoto clan that supported Minamoto no Yoritomo who was supported by the Miura, Takeda, Hojo and Chiba clans. The second major player in the war was the Taira clan while the third major player was the faction of the Minamoto clan that supported Minamoto no Yoshinaka. But besides the battle of Dan-no-ura there were other battles fought in the war and these include the first and second battles of Uji, Ishibashiyama, Fujigawa, Sunomatagawa, Yahagigawa, Kurikara Pass, Shinohara, Mizushima, Muroyama, Awazu, Ichi-no-Tani, Kojima and Yashima along with the sieges of Nara, Hiuchi, Fukuryūji and Hōjūjidono.
I wouldn’t say Tokugawa Ieyasu necessarily proved himself superior on the field. Yes he won that battle, but it ultimately left him militarily spent and exposed in the conflict. Hideyoshi was poised to assault his position when Ieyasu’s vassal Honda Tadakatsu, who was heavily outnumbered, faced up against Hideyoshi with only 500 men. Instead of crushing Tadakatsu and pressung forward, Hideyoshi was brought to tears by his bravery and refused to attack, wishing to take Tadakatsu as a vassal after the conflict. In doing this, he bought Ieyasu time to return to safety. I’m surprised you left that anecdote out of the battle of Komaki-Nagakute.
Man,I love that guy. Fought in 57 campaigns but never suffered a single wound and had balls of steel. Definitely one of the greatest samurai warriors in all of history
250k soldiers seems likely to be honest, Japan had an enormous population for the time period just like China. Also Japan being in a century long civil war meaning all able bodied men were soldiers for some lord, was also probably a factor for this.
Its kinda wild the a Nation as relatively small as Japan could muster such armies. Armies on a scale with what some of the great empires. Even Rome never amassed such a force in a single host. They had more men spread across the entire empire of course, but then again Toyotomi hadn't even united all of Japan yet so that 250k is still probably a fair bit off what the entire nation could muster. You'd also think that by this stage in a period defined and named for the fact its been decades of near constant war the nation would be depleted at this point.
I honestly don't understand Hideyoshi. His moves are so calm, showing both military genius and sensitivity unlike what you would expect from a former infantry soldier. He must either be one of the most gifted people to ever live, or maybe all those novels about how he time travels to the sengoku jidai aren't that crazy after all.
Man this guy worked so hard to achieve his goal...would be such a pity if a random dude who keeps getting demoted and promoted and likes turtles, would later ruin his ultimate goal
Hideyoshi died before he could complete the total unification of Japan from a wasting disease. He never became Shogun because he came from the peasant class, (he had to satisfy himself with the title of Taiko). The real unifier of Japan was Ieyasu, who set up a Shogunate that ruled Japan for more than a century, (it was overthrown by the Meiji Restoration). Three men were responsible for the creation of Japan. Nobunaga, (the Lord Fool), Hideyoshi, (the sandal bearer) and Ieyasu Tokugawa. Nobunaga kneaded the cake, Hideyoshi baked it, but it was the patient and wily Ieyasu who ended up eating it.
@ crazy. I watched the video 3 separate times (twice on tv and once in phone) and it happened in the same spot each time. 🤷🏻♂️ None of your videos do this. I just rewatched all the Caesar to Augustus videos and they were fine.
Correct me if I wrong but the Chosokabe wasn't that strong, unlike in S2. They full of "semi professionals samurai", rural samurai, and they got crush pretty quick.
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12:55-13:02 Don't you mean "The kampaku's 100.000 strong force was MORE THAN a match for Narimasa's troops, who were outnumbered 5 to 1."?
Persian subtitles please
Chosokabe Motochika is like the AI in Shogun 2 that declares war on you immediately after Realm Divide.
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"Unity like aesthetics cannot be forced. It must be cultivated". What a great line. Unity by force is just a powder keg ready to explode. Unity by religion,patriotism or just common interests is far more sustainable in the long run.
That is quite true
250k armies? Wow, it's not wonder if Hideyoshi so confident to conquer Korea and China after he unifying Japan!
Lol china can mass ten times higher than japanese at that time. There is no way hideyoshi can conquer china.
@@podcastler You know that's almost 3 million right? Show me a 3 million Chinese army....EVER. 😂
@@goldman77700 he is right, China levied armies bigger than that
@@MedIsman-vj1np quality and speed beats quantity
@@davinfreeman1 numbers is a quality on it own
Hideyoshi was obviously very smart not just in how he planned battles n campaigns. But in how he consolidated his power. I get the feeling theirs a lesson to be learned from him.
thanks to kanbei & ishida
This dude had a galaxy brain, so many moving pieces but god damn he made them work.
Not really, all he had to do was attack and seige.
I have always been a fan of the sengoku jidai period of Japan, and have played countless hours of Shogun: Total War 2, this series is perfect in understanding the complexities of one of my favorite games!
you should watch
"aoi tokugawa sandai" probably the most accurate historical drama about the era, especially the events before and after sekigahara
Nice to meet you, I am Japanese. Let me explain in detail. During the Warring States Period in Japan, the mobilization of the army was determined by the amount of "ishitaka" (stone value). Ishitaka is the area of rice fields and the amount of rice produced. Oda Nobunaga's territory was about 8 million koku. Uesugi Kenshin had 1.2 million koku and was able to mobilize about 13,000 people. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had 2 million koku. However, between 1582 and 1598, the Taikoo Kanchi, which determined the laws governing the country, was held. The population of Japan at that time was about 20 million, and the total military force that could be mobilized from all over the country could mobilize about 500,000 soldiers. This was the second largest military force after China at that time. This was more than the combined military power of European countries at the time. The most powerful powers of the time were undoubtedly the Ottoman Empire, the Ming Empire, Ispania, and Japan.
Thanks for showing Iwakuni on the map! As, someone who lives here. That made my day.
0:28 Devin, I learned that during a Japanese matcha 🍵 ceremony, I, as the guest, am required to do at least three things. #1. I must remain silent and not disturb the tranquility of the sounds of the bamboo whisk whisking the matcha. #2. When I am handed the cup (bowl) of matcha, I hold it in both hands, bow with it in my hands ✋🏻🍵🤚🏻, and rotate the bowl 180 degrees. #3. I am required to slurp while drinking the matcha. Hai! 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧
It's interesting to see armies marching trough the place, where my mom grew up.
Toyotomi was officially a Fujiwara, since he was adopted by Konoe clan (Fujiwara cadet house)
16:50 He was not close to dislodged from the procedure because he never came close to the siege. What really happened was south of the besieged castle lied a river and a small hill called Nejirozaka. And hidenaga had Miyabe Keijun built a small bastion with 10k garrison. When Shimazu tried to breakthrough Miyabe with 20k force，they were assaulted from behind by the combined forces of Todo takatora/Kuroda kanbei/Ukita Hideie. These three were THE most brilliant tacticians of the time in sengoku period. It's almost like if Rommel attacked Egypt but instead of facing Montgomery alone he faced McArthur Patton and Montgomery combined together
Incredible! Thank you, keep up the good work.
These videos make me want a total war shogun 3 so bad I could cry
15:00 Shogun 2 footage with Rome music. GOATED
People believe Hideyoshi can actually summon 250K soldier on his side because the historic documents and rules (The ratio of land and soldier , the lord had to send to his lord) are still there
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Hi bro, I want to ask something...I really want to join this members-only channel because I'm very interested in Prussian history. However, I noticed that on the channel's homepage, there's only one video available. Could you tell me how many Prussian-related videos might be unpublished or hidden for members only?
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Man a 250K army feels like such overkill. Feels like it would be hard to make full use of those numbers.
But then the subsequent campaign went pretty smoothly so what do I know?
especially if you consider that the romans in their heyday only had slightly more troops - surely it was another time, but wich army in medieval times had such a large army?
It was probably a show of force if anything, they literally scared the Shimazu out of Northern Kyushu lmao.
One interesting fact about these campaigns of Hideyoshi，almost all of them had Ishida Mitsunari as the general logistics manager for gathering food and horses&equipments for the grand army. THE Ishida Mitsunari that later fought Tokugawa at Sekigahara. Suffice to say he was a brilliant administrator but not so great a politician and tactician
@@Raphael-pt7rx Until the renaissance it was impossible for occidental armies to keep up with numbers compared to the oriental armies due to the primary food source, as wheat and barley can't compete with rice in supporting population. That's why in asian history the numbers are huge compared to western history, rice was OG
@ oh never thought about that thanks for the info
We need a what if about: "What if Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered Korea and went further into the weakening Ming Dynasty?"
Just like how the Mongols reached the Atlantic in the sibling channel of Wizard and Warriors.
I play these videos in the background as i play total war games😊
Many of the military figures in premodern Japanese records are inflated to about twice the actual figures, but this still amazing.
BTW the opening animation is great but holding a bowl with one hand seems not a good idea
Not just in Japan. Numbers were inflated everywhere. Ancient Chinese sources claim armies of millions and millions met on the battlefield. Rome did this as well, no way the numbers are correct. For example, The Battle of Chalons could not have been as large as the sources claim.
Japan's population at that time was 20 million, and I don't think 250,000 is an exaggeration.
While exaggeration by historians and written accounts are obvious think of Roman accounts, Japan having 250k is most likely true, they had an enormous population at the time. China as well had the population to back up an army of half a million also.
Exaggeration in terms of battle ready men vs logistic personnel is believable. Chinese used to claim armies of millions but in reality the numbers are somewhat smaller and most importantly, there were more people meant to carry rations and siege/engineering tools.
great video well done
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15:24 Sengoku Hidehisa, start from a foot soldier, serve oda then toyotomi, becomes a daimyo and later strip of his title and land after attacking too soon and retreating. he later join tokugawa and proof himself again in siege of odawara against hojo, thus restarted his career. join Tokugawa at sekigahara, becomes daimyo again and his clan survived until meiji restoration.
what a story
Great series
it's nice to see Kuroda Kanbei get more recognition.
5:31 "Enthusiastic Amateurs" - the Dutch
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I’d love to see a series over the Qin’s unification of Chin
You are missing the Tottori castle in Inaba. The Yamana are gone from 1581 so Hideyoshi should have them.
I really love Asiatic (Japan, Chinese, Korean) history!! I really liked this video. Those important characters as Hideyoshi are very interesting to follow!!!
Hey I'm early for a change. Aaand my hometown got invaded -.-
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Why are there so many people around the world who can talk about Sengoku period?
Sen no Rikyu mentioned🍵
Very little is known about this and the following conflicts between Japan, Korea, and China in the west, barely a footnote in our history books. ( took a peek a little ahead about the other wars in the far east about this time after seeing this video.) Numbers like these are hard to fathom and makes the head spin.
The sheer size of the armies involved is quite overwhelming, like Napoleonic type numbers, centuries before Napoleon. Will be looking forward to future videos on these wars, I really know almost nothing of. Very interesting to learn about this.
Until the renaissance it was impossible for occidental armies to keep up with numbers compared to the oriental armies due to the primary food source, as wheat and barley can't compete with rice in supporting population. That's why in asian history the numbers are huge compared to western history, rice is OP
I don't know what the narration means "proved superior on the field," while Tokugawa and Toyotomi were in stalemate on a tactical level. A detached ambush force was destroyed that's minor for TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi. What brought to Toyotomi's haste was the earthquake, largest in recorded history then, that hurt Kinki (Osaka Kyoto Biwa Lake regions). These regions were Toyotomi's base. The earthquake happened while the stalemate went on. He needed to deal with it as priority.
Thank you!
I don't know exactly why, but something about the Hojo clan fascinates me: their leader of that time seemed very different, but I know very little, so I await your continuation of this incredible saga.
- just a Canadian who did a bit of historical/fantasy recreation of a Japanese clan.
18:47 Why is Kozuke province with the Uesugi instead of the Hojo? it was the conflict between the Hojo and the Sanada clans over Numata and Nagurumi castles in Kozuke what Hideyoshi used as the official casus beli for the conquest of the Hojo.
Imagine being so afraid of the boss that you prefer to slice your guts than tell him mission failed xd
guess I'm gonna have to play Shogun 2 again
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The Korean War was the beginning of Hideyoshi's downfall. You just ended a century of war and instead of building peace and solid foundations, you're sending your army to Korea?
It was either that or just let thousands of soldiers that really want to get paid do whatever they want
In hideyoshi's case.
You have 250k unemployed samurai & warriors that their only purpose is to fight the war under across various daimyo that might or might not backstab you, what's you gonna do?
Just let those daimyou kept their forced and those ppl might stage a coup and cause another civil wars? or just sent them somewhere to waging a war where win or lose doesn't matter as long as his reign is safe.
That's why he choose the 2nd option, the problem is that he didn't accounted on Tokugawa playing a long game and decide to backstab him using the force that he signed an agreement that Tokugawa's forced are excempted from joining Korea Campaign.
Try telling that to battle hingry and war mongering samurai's
Invading Korea was like a pressure release valve for Hideyoshi, who had an excess of armed, bored, and angry men looking for an excuse to fight.
Nothing unites as a common enemy
Interesting Thank You For Sharing✌
Thanks for the good video
Doubtless at the taking of the Negoro-Ji, Commander Appo delivered his now famous reply, "There's been a rebellion in the Temple. It's time for you to leave."
OUTSTANDING
There's also some implications and Idk if it's just a fluke but some people theorize that Hideyoshi had egged Akechi on, and had, in some way, tricked Akechi into rebellion, which he then immediately exploited.
Again, this is just a very vague theory made by a very small group of people.
I am wondering but when you are done with the sengoku period can you do a series on the genpei war and the war was a very significant part in Japanese history as 7 years after the war something important happened that would be a major part of Japanese history that lasted from 1192 to 1868 and this Major part of Japanese history is the formation of the very first shogunate which was the Kamakura Shogunate but the genpei war is also important because before the war the Taira clan was a very political power but by the end of the war they were replaced by the Minamoto clan. But the war was also important because of 3 other reasons and the first reason why it was important is because the genpei war highlighted the growing power of the samurai warrior class, who played a crucial role in the conflict and became the foundation of the new political order. The second reason why the genpei war is important is the impact it had on Japanese society as the war had a lasting impact on Japanese society, as it shaped the feudal system and the role of the samurai in Japanese culture. The last main reason why the genpei war is important is because of its symbolic significance as the battles of the genpei war including the famous battle of Dan-no-ura, are still remembered in Japanese folklore and literature due to their epic nature and heroic figures. The war had 3 major players fighting in it and one of the players was the faction of the Minamoto clan that supported Minamoto no Yoritomo who was supported by the Miura, Takeda, Hojo and Chiba clans. The second major player in the war was the Taira clan while the third major player was the faction of the Minamoto clan that supported Minamoto no Yoshinaka. But besides the battle of Dan-no-ura there were other battles fought in the war and these include the first and second battles of Uji, Ishibashiyama, Fujigawa, Sunomatagawa, Yahagigawa, Kurikara Pass, Shinohara, Mizushima, Muroyama, Awazu, Ichi-no-Tani, Kojima and Yashima along with the sieges of Nara, Hiuchi, Fukuryūji and Hōjūjidono.
I wouldn’t say Tokugawa Ieyasu necessarily proved himself superior on the field. Yes he won that battle, but it ultimately left him militarily spent and exposed in the conflict. Hideyoshi was poised to assault his position when Ieyasu’s vassal Honda Tadakatsu, who was heavily outnumbered, faced up against Hideyoshi with only 500 men. Instead of crushing Tadakatsu and pressung forward, Hideyoshi was brought to tears by his bravery and refused to attack, wishing to take Tadakatsu as a vassal after the conflict. In doing this, he bought Ieyasu time to return to safety. I’m surprised you left that anecdote out of the battle of Komaki-Nagakute.
Man,I love that guy. Fought in 57 campaigns but never suffered a single wound and had balls of steel. Definitely one of the greatest samurai warriors in all of history
Very nice video 📹
Under an hour lets go
When is the next season of the ottoman empire going to be realise?
When ready
250k soldiers seems likely to be honest, Japan had an enormous population for the time period just like China. Also Japan being in a century long civil war meaning all able bodied men were soldiers for some lord, was also probably a factor for this.
What is the background music?
Its kinda wild the a Nation as relatively small as Japan could muster such armies. Armies on a scale with what some of the great empires. Even Rome never amassed such a force in a single host. They had more men spread across the entire empire of course, but then again Toyotomi hadn't even united all of Japan yet so that 250k is still probably a fair bit off what the entire nation could muster. You'd also think that by this stage in a period defined and named for the fact its been decades of near constant war the nation would be depleted at this point.
I think you have to do another longer video on Marius
Just one criticism: the names in this video (eg Hideyoshi, Hidetsugu and Sadatsugu) are all given names
The Land of the Rising Sun indeed had capable military leaders during the Azuchi Momoyama era......
I honestly don't understand Hideyoshi. His moves are so calm, showing both military genius and sensitivity unlike what you would expect from a former infantry soldier. He must either be one of the most gifted people to ever live, or maybe all those novels about how he time travels to the sengoku jidai aren't that crazy after all.
Man this guy worked so hard to achieve his goal...would be such a pity if a random dude who keeps getting demoted and promoted and likes turtles, would later ruin his ultimate goal
Kanbei was a total stud.
A series on Kannujj Tripartite struggle or Mughal Empire please 😊
It feels off without the background music
U ROCK
Thanks!
Shikoku sure was a lightning conquest, wow.
I played a lot of Shogun II Total War, so you could say I’m an expert on this time in Japanese history.
18:56 ここ伊達と蘆名の位置関係が逆っすね あと仙台に畠山？
Hideyoshi died before he could complete the total unification of Japan from a wasting disease. He never became Shogun because he came from the peasant class, (he had to satisfy himself with the title of Taiko).
The real unifier of Japan was Ieyasu, who set up a Shogunate that ruled Japan for more than a century, (it was overthrown by the Meiji Restoration).
Three men were responsible for the creation of Japan. Nobunaga, (the Lord Fool), Hideyoshi, (the sandal bearer) and Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Nobunaga kneaded the cake, Hideyoshi baked it, but it was the patient and wily Ieyasu who ended up eating it.
250k vs 5000, that takes some balls
can you do more videos on the uprising of Oda Nobunaga?
The Kyushu invasions are not that simplified but I suppose for an outline it's OK. You might wanna do a more detailed version later?
It's on the list, we'll see
12:55 their 100.000 strong force was no match for their enemy who were outnumbered 5 to 1 ?!? i think you mixed something up
Yep, worded poorly.
It has been puzzling me. Does TW Shogun 2 have the wrong clan colors? I have always liked green Shimazu.
nice i like
I freakin love the Shimazu
I just want to point out that Japan was able to unify itself fully before Germany or Italy did.
So put up a decent but inevitably futile fight, then surrender with honor, and you get to keep your head and lands? Sounds good to me.
Unfortunately, the most developed and unified countries today have all had to go through this process of thoroughgoing (usually brutal) unification.
Is anyone else having issues with the picture of the video? Mine keeps glitching bad.
Checked on a few devices. Seems to be working
@ crazy. I watched the video 3 separate times (twice on tv and once in phone) and it happened in the same spot each time. 🤷🏻♂️ None of your videos do this. I just rewatched all the Caesar to Augustus videos and they were fine.
What is the timecode?
Brings back memories of Total War: Shogun. LOL
If our Daimyo is to become Shogun……
Samurai Warriors brought me here.
Meanwhile me playing TWS2 with boomstick Portuguese. Ahh yes the Otomo.
Why all the castles sound like Japanese battleships of WW2?
hideyoshi "The Monkey" more baddas daimyo than oda, he almost conqueror korean
Banzaaaaai 🌸🌸🌸🌸
Cool
Date Masamune! 😎
Correct me if I wrong but the Chosokabe wasn't that strong, unlike in S2. They full of "semi professionals samurai", rural samurai, and they got crush pretty quick.