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Even as the West brings death and destruction to Japan, the ishin shishi are undaunted in the face of fire. However, their bravado and radicalism will serve to be their undoing.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Ii Naosuke, sonno joi, ishin shishi, Yamato, Tajima, Mito, Tokugawa Nariaki, Hitotsubashi, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Matsudaira Shungaku, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Kagoshima, Saigo Takamori, Choshu, Mori Takachika, Kido Koin, Tosa, Yamauchi Yodo, Takechi Zuizan, Aizu, Matsudaira Katamori, fukoku kyohei.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

Shogunate oppression is lifted with the death of Ii Naosuke and the ishin shishi conspire to bring about the first war between Japan and the West.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Ii Naosuke, sonno joi, ishin shishi, koubu gattai, Mito, Tokugawa Nariaki, Hitotsubashi, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Matsudaira Shungaku, Satsuma, Shimazu Hisamitsu, Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori, Choshu, Mori Takachika, Kido Koin, Tosa, Yamauchi Yodo, Takechi Zuizan.

Map of Japan. Choshu is named Nagato on this map.

https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Map_of_Japan_in_Provinces_in_time_of_Iyeyasu.jpg

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

The Ansei Purge has seemingly eliminated the bakufu's enemies among the imperial court and the daimyo but the common samurai, incensed at the treatment of their lords and the shogun's appeasement of the foreign "barbarians", take matters into their own hands.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Ii Naosuke, sonno joi, ishin shishi, ronin, koubu gattai, Sakuradamon, Arimura Jizaemon, Mito, Satsuma, Tokugawa Nariaki, Hitotsubashi.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

Here we'll look into the shogun's succession crisis and the purges that were orchestrated by Ii Naosuke, the last truly great elder of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Ansei Treaties/Purges, sonno joi, sankin kotai, Hotta Masayoshi, Ii Naosuke, Tokugawa Yoshitomi of Wakayama Domain, Tokugawa Nariaki of Mito Domain, Matsudarai Shungaku of Fukui Domain, Shimazu Nariakira of Satsuma Domain, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Hitotsubashi Party.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

In this episode, we'll cover the events until 1858 including the internal conflicts within Japan, the work of Townsend Harris, the first American consul to Japan, and the Ansei Treaties, famous for their harsh and unequal conditions.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Abe Masahiro, Hotta Masayoshi, Ii Naosuke, Shimoda, Hakodate, Edo, Osaka, Nagasaki, Kanagawa, Niigata Hyogo/Kobe.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

Let's look into the foreign affairs of Japan in 1853, the policies and events that shaped it to be so as well as the arrival of Commodore Perry and the opening of Japan.

Link to President Fillmore's letter and correspondence: https://archive.org/stream/FillmoreLetterToJapanEmperor/Letter_to_Japan_Emperor_nw.txt

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Rangaku, Uraga, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Shimoda, Hakodate, Tokugawa Iesada, Abe Masahiro

Sources:

The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

I proudly present to you the very first episode on our new series on the Meiji Restoration! Here we will be looking into the domestic situation of Japan in 1853 and set the stage for the changes to come.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Meiji, Sengoku Jidai, Tokugawa, Bakufu, Daimyo, Tozama, sankin kotai, koku, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido, Ryukyu, Edo, Kyoto, Osaka, Tenpo, Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa.

Sources:

The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon.

The end has finally come for our Saladin series. In this episode, let's conclude his story as well as unravel the ultimate fate of his kingdom, the Crusaders and Richard the Lionheart.

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The final showdown between the greatest lords of Islam and Christianity begins.

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The ancient city of Acre becomes the eye of the storm as thousands of Crusaders and Muslims converge to tip the scales in their holy war.

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