its funny that you inform me of characters that i used to play as in the 'Samurai Warriors' game on the PS2. Playing that game and the 'Dynasty Warriors' series when i was in my mid-20's made me super interested in the true stories of both the Warring States period of Japan as well as the 3 Kingdoms period of China back then... Learning about the major characters whom played a part in both the games and real life history of those two periods through your channels is why im subscribed to several of your channels Simon.... thank you for all your enthusiasm and entertaining in-depth information in regards to these individuals and i look forward to more videos involving others from these two periods... Love all your channels...
It's an unfair assessment. Toyotomi definitely eat his fill of the cake. He then passed the cake to his son and that's when Tokugawa snatched it out the infants mouth and eat it himself.
@@sammylong3704Hidioshi did the same thing to nobunaga by designating a surviving son as heir then forgetting about him. Hidiyoshi knew what was up so made 5 regents but still didn’t work as Tokugawa in the first place was a powerful rival/ally not a subject anyways.
Immediately after unifying the Japanese archipelago, Hideyoshi wrote that he would take over the Philippines, Taiwan, India, and Thailand, and that he would also conquer China. When he told Joseon to take the lead, he refused and Hideyoshi started a war. He also referred to him as the son of his own sun.
@@rickman1993 They don't. It's only weebs who think they speak for japan who care. Just like if someone who doesn't speak English fluently pronounces something wrong you don't see offended Americans crawling out of the woodwork to correct them.
If a bird doesn’t sing…. Nobunaga: “Kill it!” Hideyoshi: “Make it!” Ieyasu: “Wait for it!” This pretty much sums up the characters of these three leaders.
Fun fact: After being crowned the "Unifier of Japan", Toyotomi Hideyoshi threatened the Spanish in the Philippines that he will invade Luzon and Manila with 100,000 men if the Spanish King (Philip the Prudent) doesn't pay him an official visit and establish formal diplomatic relations. The Spanish sent Friar Antonio López (an ethnic Chinese) to meet Toyotomi Hideyoshi. López first showed him a map of the territory under Philip's hegemony. Then he suggested a route for Toyotomi's 100,000 men to take if they ever do plan to invade the Philippines. Toyotomi was baffled to say the least. In an attempt to intimidate López, Toyotomi showed him the ongoing construction of 10 *huge* warships (bigger than anything the Spanish had in their Atlantic Fleet). López doubled down and said the Spanish only have 10,000 men in the Philippines (in actuality, there were only approximately 1,571 fighting men) and they are absolutely giddy to meet Toyotomi's 100,000-man army. In the end, Toyotomi didn't dare call López's bluff. He instead invaded Korea and got his ass kicked. But the aforementioned route López gave Toyotomi was the one the Japanese used when they invaded the Philippines in 1941.
He should have gone ahead with the original plan instead. If that had happened then the Philippines would have been heavily Japanese-speaking today, perhaps part of the Japanese Empire or an independent country itself.
Love your videos they always send me down an immersive period for days. When I saw your video on oda Clan it took two weeks before I moved on. Your Roman videos kept me in Ancient Rome for a month
Simon, As a librarian I'm going to beg of you to add one thing A few further reading links -- your staff & you already must have them from your own research I bet a lot of viewers would appreciate that I LIKE rabbit holes digging stuff up, others not so much Just stick em in the description section
I really recommend doing Akechi Mitsuhide, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Uesugi Kenshin, and Takeda Shingen as well! These are the most interesting people in the Sengoku era that I don't think you've done yet
I.used to live on the Big Island of Hawaii during the 90s. During that time I produced a local cable access shoe centered on comedy sketches, music videos and the occasional interview. There was this skinny japanese looking dude who literally wore an aluminum foil cap who'd skip and dance around through Hilo town like the pied piper. One day he agreed to an on street interview. Yes he was way out there, in his own universe, and when I asked him.his name, he said, 'Toyotomi Hediyoshi.'
1:05 - Chapter 1 - Early years 3:45 - Chapter 2 - Rising through the ranks 6:55 - Mid roll ads 8:20 - Chapter 3 - Becoming the boss 13:15 - Chapter 4 - One lord to rule them all 17:50 - Chapter 5 - Collision in korea - Chapter 6 -
“But before Hideyoshi died, he told these 5 guys to take care of his son so that he could become emperor…” “Yeah right”, they said, “It’s not gonna be this kid, because we’re grown ups…”
The plan was with 5 members, deadlock would always be avoided. The problem is Maeda Toshie, Hideyoshi’s guy and one of the 5, died in 1599. That gave Ieyasu his opening. No more counter balance, out in the open, field of battle decision: Sekigahara
I love you Simon and your team, and I love watching your videos on my lunchbreak but I must say...your misspronounciation of names in this one is on another level! 😂
Holy crap, you missed the entire part about how Hideyoshi had his own nephew - who was next in line by his own decree - banished and murdered, along with his entire extended family! All because some concubine conveniently popped out a son for him 2 years after he'd made Hidetsugu his heir! That's a really important part of Hideyoshi's story.
Regarding Japans invasion of Korea, how about the commander of the Korean navy in 1592 Yi Sun-sin. He is also credited for developing what may have been the firs ironclad warship, the kŏbuksŏn (turtle ship). His fall-rise-fall-rise is interesting.
Admiral Yi is certainly one of the greatest military leaders that have ever lived, and arguably the greatest admiral. Pound for pound he comes out on top of the likes of Lord Nelson
While not true ironclads, in the second Battle of Kizugawaguchi between the Oda and the Mori, the Oda navy, under the command of Kuki Yoshitaka, used ships with iron plating.
Like the damming of Salsu, crediting Yi with the turtle ships is apocryphal. These existed since the previous dynasty of Goryeo. They were just very useful against the Japanese who had similar tactics to the Spanish and liked to board. The spiked ceiling prevented this and being ironclad didn't really help because the Japanese pine ships didn't support cannon barrages anyway. What he did well was use civilian intelligence to gain a numbers advantage, unlike popular belief that he always fought outnumbered.
Humbly requesting George Carlin. A comedian and satirist who oftentimes hit the nail more than just on the head; and whose bits were infinitely more than just satire. The guy was a comedian, satirist, begrudged philosopher, and even the narrative voice of Thomas the Train.
Simon…right on with the videos! Can’t stop watching them! Well you got the two unifiers of Japan but where’s the video on the third one brother! Tokugawa Ieyasu. I’m waiting for that video brother!
Hideyoshi wanted to attack China not Korea. He sent diplomats to allow Japanese soldiers free passage and to join the fight. Korea, a vassal of China, wasn’t going to turncoat. To say that Hideyoshi wanted to conquer Korea is just wrong.
It's Ieyasu, not Leyasu Like, this isn't even an issue of linguistic difference, the first letter of the person's name is always capitalized so there's no way Ieyasu would have un-capitalized L there. This is a lazy researching is what it is.
I do find the video incredibly fascinating and interesting, but i can't help laughing at Toyotomi's tiny baby hands at 4:07 what the heck is that drawing.
IMO Hideyoshi was the ONLY real unifier of Japan. Nobunaga never completed the unification and Ieyasu usurped the role after it was already completed. Hideyoshi is one of my absolute favorite historical figures.
Hideyoshi and Nobunaga are the two that unified japan(During Hideyoshi’s reign whole of Japan was already unified).The other seized power and established a new government.
I got a good chuckle out of all the mispronunciation, cause I know Simon probably doesn't care at all. But saying "Saito" as "sate" had me laughing and cringing all at the same time, thank you xD
There's an app involving going down a river and choosing to attack or gain forces in your boats. There are other things like getting the gold by opening things in the correct order. As the Wicked Witch said, "these things must be done carefully."
Random question Simon. If I skip through the advertisement you do, do you get less money? I ask, because if you do lose money because of this, I'll gladly watch them. You rock, allegedly.
Among the greats without a doubt. His last words always resonated with me. "The battle is at its height. Beat my war drums. Do not announce my death." Elite level final curtain.
Yeah, when he said "Korea had a great navy", I was like, "No, Korea had *the greatest admiral in history* ." The navy was good (due in no small part to the Yi designed turtle ships) but the navy as a whole was only effective because it was wielded by Yi.
Hideyoshi was literally a commoner that became the king of a country that is deeply rooted in hierarchy discrimination. His nickname of "saru" which means monkey was given not only because he was skinny and resemble one but also cunning in his tactics and willingness to do the impossible which greatly impressed his lord Nobunaga that elevate him to high positions. While all of this attributes enabled him to rise to become the shogun however this did not satisfy his greed and he probably wanted the rest of the world or Asia starting with Korea. While he has a powerful unified army he underestimated the determined resistance put up by the Koreans and the willingness of Ming China to send large reinforcement forces to assist despite being threatened by the Manchus and the various northern tribes at that time. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea has two major regional effects the first being the invasion heavily depleted his forces as well as his allies to the point that he felt threatened by the rising forces of the Tokugawas that he immediately embarked on the construction of Osaka castle which was the most formidable fortification at that time to protect his heir and house however upon his death Leyasu Tokugawa was able to defeat the royalist forces and negotiate peace terms which include filling up the moat around Osaka castle which enables him to easily conquer it and establish himself as the shogun. The second effect was Ming china was heavily weakened militarily after helping the Korean invasion which encourage the Manchus to attack and eventually take over the country.
Hey, how about making a video about one-eyed dragon Date Masamune, the daimyo whose helmet became the inspiration for Darth Vader's mask? This is the guy who adored Oda Nobunaga but was too young to be his retainer, then went wild in the northern region after inheriting his dad's clan (by shooting his dad), joined Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the Odawara siege after being fashionably late, apologized by parading in wearing literally a dead man's kimono (later he was late again in different occasion and carried a giant cross as a show of apology), and became his retainer, and later became Tokugawa Ieyasu's retainer and served as one for the next 3 shoguns. I think he would make a very interesting subject.
I dont even think Monkey is a bit insulting. Monkeys are stronger than humans no questions, also the great Wukong is a great warrior in Chinese history that Yoshi might appreciated. He is Wukong of Japan literally. :D
Should do a video on who the leader was and who the Ikki-Ikko were and one on who the Saika Renegades were and who the leader was and their main guy Magochi’s Sakai was!!.
14:05 In 1590, The Legend of Zelda Clan was born. Hyrule was the capital, and a young mysterious warrior named Link Yamamoto was destined to fight against Ganon for the destiny of the TriForce
I wonder if the crucifixions of Christians in Nagasaki played any role in it's being one of a very few cities chosen to be kept from being bombed by the Allies in WW2 so as to be used as an excruciating example, by way of one of the first atomic bombs, of what would happen to the entire empire should they not surrender?
First we send our priests, then we send our armies to wipe out those pagans who resist our religion and rule. Yup, that’s exactly what Jesus would have done.
The Allies cared about preserving much of Japan's infrastructure as much as possible and Nagasaki was an industrial port. The hope was to make Japan an ally after the war against the USSR, so wrecking everything Japan had would be counter productive.
More of a coincidence than anything else. Nagasaki was a port city and an industrial hub so of course it made a logical target. Besides, I highly doubt anyone involved in the planning of the atomic attacks even had any remembrance or knowledge in general of the missionaries' massacre as it was going on 4 centuries past at that point, plus the US is predominantly protestant while the massacre involved Catholics.
Another Great Video madude, but since you mentioned the korean campaign, ehy not follow up this video with someone like Yi Sun Shin, the admiral who helped save korea, but anyway, thanks for making history fun
That's good and also if you haven't done one by now may want to do one on Gorge Armstrong Custer or try telling the Battle of Little Big Horn as well those seem like a topics of discussion.
Tokugawa "Lay ass oo" God damn. I understand we can't really properly pronunce some of the names 100%. But come on! Ya didn't need to replace the I for an L
And Toyotomi Hideyoshi destroyed his reputation by his greed for war and killing his nephew to succeed his power to his newborn son and Grand Admiral Yi Sunshine & resistance to the Korean(Joseon dynasty) army and militia.
