The Origins of the Shogun and the Bushi | Setting the Stage (UPDATED) Episode 1

It is time we revisit the first series I did on this channel in order to update and expand! Let us start off again by examining the early wars of the Yamato state and the origins of the shogun and the bushi!

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Sources Used:
"Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan" by Karl Friday
"Samurai Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan" by Karl Friday
"Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877" by Thomas Conlan
"A History of Japan" by RHP Mason and JG Caiger
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
"Samurai: An Illustrated History" by Mistuo Kure
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus

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Music from:
"At the Precipice of a Dying Light" by Dan Bodan
Music from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
Music from Star Wars: The Old Republic

Artwork:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications
Art from Tuttle Publishing
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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#Samurai​​ #History​​ #Japan

[anasevi]

I love these early early japanese history videos, thank you. Sengoku Jidai is fascinating and worthy of thousands of videos, but there is so much that happened from 700-1000ad, formulative years that was the creation of medieval distinctly japan we came to know.

[zwnj]

I thought the Setting the Stage videos were only uploaded 2 years ago or so, as they were only about a year old when I first saw them. Just had to look back and check, can't believe it's been 4 years since I first started Really glad you're revisiting these videos with the entire Sengoku Jidai series now under your belt.

[franceshaypenny]

As Ieyasu once declared upon founding Edo Castle: ''Goody Goody Gumdrops!'' 😜

Er...No, wait, I said that, lol. Thanks for your hard work Shogunate, as always!

[TalesofDawnandDusk]

What good timing. I've actually been translating stories uploading videos about the early to mid Heian Period warriors these past few weeks. They're fascinating insights into the culture and values of these pre-shogunate, very early warrior elite, and you can see how the actions of the early heroes like Taira no Masakado, Taira no Koremochi and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, influenced warriors and samurai from later times. I'm very much looking forward to the next video in particular but also to this series as a whole.

[VideoGameSlang]

great to see you finally do these updated videos!

btw there's a popular historical anime currently airing called "The Elusive Samurai" which has Ashikaga Takuji as the the antagonist. Maybe consider making some Nanboku-chō era videos because of the renewed interest in the era?

[charlieboone]

Been following your work since those videos on this and my old account. Overjoyed to see you revisit and update these. As much as I love the Sengoku era, earlier Japanese history has always been my favourite to explore. Killing it as ever, dude.

[MrSteveK]

Love this updated video of Medieval Japan and looking forward to more of them. That said, I still will enjoy your earlier work. Please keep them. 👹👺

[swoomyswoom]

Wow, looking at the first setting the stage video compared to this
It's clear you've evolved so much in your content!

[studyingyoutubecommentors]

Never stopped watching the videos and I always rewatch it for the love of Japanese history. I hope you keep these videos going and probably updating on some playlist. Thank you for being one of best Japanese Historians to listen to and watch.

[justinkauffman]

Well done. I look forward to your updated series. Bring on Masakado! 🍿🥤

[WarriorL]

Im so happy you decided to revisit these videos i have followed you from the very first and im overjoyed i get to watch this alll over agaj.

[kairyumina]

Excellent video, i am running a TTRPG set in a fantasy version of early muromachi period japan, so i am looking forward to this series continuing so i can keep as many historical tidbits going through the campaign as possible.

[jimmyzbike]

Thanks for starting at the beginning again for me

[kingdurionsrealm]

Your Art heals me of deep pain.... Thank you brother!

[teuton]

Ive watched every series you have made. Thank you for educating us

[hessanscounty]

Glad to see you revisiting old topics. However, I just wanted to note that in Korean “Si” is almost always pronounced as “shi” so it would be Shil-la as opposed to Sil-la

[calvinberenyi]

Great to see you back at it. This channel is one of a kind!

[-RONNIE]

Really good information & thank you for it

[TheMercian]

Beautiful remaster of the first video in the series. I look forward to the rest.

[BeagleBops]

Hell yeah my favorite series you've done getting an update