Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai - Battle of Okehazama - Extra History - Part 1

📜 Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai - Part 1 - Extra History
The Onin War tore Japan apart but also kicked off the Sengoku Jidai or Warring States Period that's a seminal part of Japanese history. The power of the shogun dissolved and regional clan leaders or daimyo fought for control of the country. In the mid-16th century, near Kyoto, a clan called the Matsudaira found itself pinched between two great rivals: the Oda and the Imagawa. Abducted as a hostage by the Oda, the scion of the Matsudaira clan (the young Tokugawa Ieyasu) grew up to fight alongside of the Imagawa when he was released. Their combined forces threatened to destroy the entire Oda clan, but Oda Nobunaga had a different idea. They clashed at the Battle of Okehazama.

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[CazMeister]

"Eventually, Nobunaga would grow bored of conquering Japan and instead spend his time raising Pokémon."

[jean-marcrocher]

Fun fact: many of the clan families are still around today, some of them having made the transition from landholding warlords to captains of industry, and some just blending into the general populace.

Tokugawa Tsunenari, born in 1940, heads the Tokugawa Foundation, dedicated to preserving historical artifacts. His son went to U. Mich and is now a translator.

Oda Nobunaga's direct descendant Oda Nobunari represented Japan in figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics.

[Boborbot]

7:37 Why are you censoring a decapitation? NONE OF YOUR CHARACTERS HAVE NECKS!

[MaxWelton]

This whole historical arc is so dramatic and entertaining that it feels fictional, which makes its truth EVEN COOLER

[bucca]

It's time for Who's Going To Be The Next Shogun? Usually it's the shogun's kid, but the shogun doesn't have a kid, so he tries to get his brother to quit being a monk and be the next shogun. He says okay, but then the shogun has a kid. So now who's it gonna be? Vote now on your phones! And everyone voted so hard, that the palace caught on fire and burned down. (Onin War) The shogun actually didn't care, he was somewhere doing poetry. And the whole country broke into pieces. (Sengoku Jidai) Everyone is fighting with each other for local power, and it's anybody's game. Knock knock, it's Europe. No, they're not here to take over (yet). They just wanna sell some shit. Like clocks. And guns. And ♫ Jesus ♫ So that's cool, but everyone's still fighting each other for control, now with guns. And wouldn't it be nice to control the capital, which right now is puppets, with no one controlling them. This clan (Imagawa) is ready to make a run for it. But first, they have to trample this smaller clan (Oda) which is in the way. Surprise! Smaller clan wins, and the leader of that clan (Oda Nobunaga) steals the idea of invading the capital, and invades the capital. It goes very well. He's about halfway through conquering Japan, when someone who works for him kills him. And then someone else who works for him (toyotomi hideyoshi) kills him. And that guy finishes conquering Japan. And then he confiscated everybody's swords. And made some rules. "And now I'm going to invade Korea, and then hopefully China, " he said, and failed, and also died. But before he died, he told these 5 guys to take care of his 5 year old son until he's old enough to be the next ruler of Japan. And the 5 guys said "Yeah, right. It's not gonna be this kid, it's gonna be one of us. Because we're grownups. And it's probably gonna be this guy (tokugawa ieyasu) who happens to be way more rich and powerful than he others. A lot of people support him, but a lot of people support not supporting him. They have a fight. He wins! And starts a new government right here. ♫ Edo ♫ And he still lets the emperor dress like an emperor, and have very nice things. But don't get confused, this is he new government, and they are very strict. So strict, they closed the country.

[SkepticalChris]

The battle of Okehazarma is a classic example of Sun Tzu.
1.) Use a small force to distract while your main force attacks.
2.) Use the terrain to your advantage.
3.) He who controls the battle, wins victory.

[calebshade]

Dad:"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Daughter:"I want to be a samurai and slaughter my enemies!"
Dad:"That's my girl!"

[notbobby]

3:00

Small nitpick, but this technically isn't a Catch-22 situation, but a Morton's fork.

A catch-22 is a situation where you have to do A to do B, but A requires you already done B. For example, you have a locked chest with a fragile figure in it. You need the figure. The key to the chest is in the chest. To open the chest (A) you need the key (B) but the only way to get the key (A) is to open the chest (B). All requirements for success have interlocking requirements that make it impossible to move forward.

Morton's Fork, on the other hand, is a situation where all choices lead to the same or similar conclusion, but for different reasons. You still need the figure intact. The key isn't in the chest, but on a pressure sensitive plate. If you remove the key from the plate, the trap will trigger, and a boulder will smash the chest. If you don't grab the key, then you can't get the figure out of the chest, while if you do grab the key, the figure will be in a million pieces (and no, you do not have the skill or the glue to put it back together). Same result, different reasons.

[pdthepowerdragon]

“We were born in order to die!” is one of the greatest historical quotes of all time.

[onesinglepringle]

I find myself revisiting the Warring States videos often, I must say they’re one of the best ones EC has produced!

[BionicDirector]

I'm loving Extra History so Another good topic for another series would be the War of the Roses. Or even a non-war topic like the Renaissance or Industrial Revolution? Or perhaps do a focus on an individual in history like Columbus, Caesar Augustus, or Savonarola. Extra History has incredible potential to cover anything in history AND MAKE IT INTERESTING to those of us who had difficulty finding interest when we were first taught. 

[Kris-]

Watching this makes me want to play total war shogun 2 again.

[opachionoarby]

Kippoushi (Nobunaga's childhood name) is said to have often played with the hostage Takechiyo (Ieyasu's childhood name) during his days of captivity in Owari. This probably played a big part in both sides suing for peace when they did.

[miosanjuan]

Fun fact: The word Jidai was were George Lucas got the idea for the Jedi

[sharkfinbite]

Shogun 2. "Our men are fleeing the battle field. SHAMEFUL DISPRAY!"

[cayen]

I think I've been watching too much extra credits. Heard the line "someone tipped off the Oda" and I was expecting them to say "It was Walpole."

[Xerra]

I admit Sengoku Jidai is one of the history I really look forward to learn.
Since I've played Samurai Warriors, of course. heehee!

The Battle of Okehazama is one of those iconic battles. Surely this totally describes both Nobunaga Oda's leadership, wits, cunning, and his ruthlessness to slaughter all of the Imagawa clan, thus earning his reputation.

[AlltimeNumbers]

Fantastic video. Thanks for letting us collaborate with you :)

[Horesmi]

Real life: "In the grim dark past of Japan there is only war..."

Meanwhile
in
EU4

Enforce peace
Annex your lands
Enforce peace
Annex your lands
Enforce peace
Annex your lands
Enforce peace
Annex your lands
...
JAPAN IS UNITED!

Why do those stupid damios think they can fight wars without shogun's interference?

[FriendlyYandere]

According to the game "Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence" during his time as a hostage in Owari, Tokugawa Ieyasu recognize Oda Nobunaga right away when they met for the first time because of how "dopey" Nobunaga looks.