Marriage in Early Japan (...was it legal to KILL your wife?) | History of Japan 41

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  • @zamathellama9708
    @zamathellama9708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1858

    No one:
    Linfamy: the fujiwara clan married their daughters into the imperial family.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      🤷‍♂️

    • @29gopikrishnap2
      @29gopikrishnap2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      every single video

    • @guiu9878
      @guiu9878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Linfamy please let this become a meme or in joke

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @guiu9878 I believe it has already happened o.o

    • @puckfairyprincess9971
      @puckfairyprincess9971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      If I have learned anything and committed it permanently from Linfamy it's that the fujiwara married their daughters into the imperial family.

  • @trishapandey8569
    @trishapandey8569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2365

    "The secondary marriages started out casually..like kidnapping."

    • @eliskahrncirova7796
      @eliskahrncirova7796 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      This remins me the stone age 🤔

    • @dr_dave512
      @dr_dave512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This remids me of today world

    • @morrikai
      @morrikai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @Pecu Alex some Cultur/nation allows kidnappning as way to marry today, sometimes the marriage is arranged by the family but the girl is unaware until sk is kidnappad. In other place the marriage is arranged first after the girl is kidnapped

    • @rougeakane
      @rougeakane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Su ga XD hol up

    • @Manas-co8wl
      @Manas-co8wl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@morrikai Explain "the marriage is arranged first after the girl is kidnapped"

  • @dawnmana5876
    @dawnmana5876 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1656

    Women in my family wouldn't survive the Heian. My aunt knocked her husband with an iron skillet when she caught him cheating, and my great-grandmother tried to get my great-grandfather with a block of coal when he wasted some money that was supposed to go for stuff for their kids. My grandmother shot at her son in law for cheating. Her kitchen floor still has the bullet hole.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +460

      My goodness 😯

    • @noobz8613
      @noobz8613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +424

      No one would survive your women..

    • @alant4170
      @alant4170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@noobz8613 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 damn

    • @dawnmana5876
      @dawnmana5876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      @@noobz8613 a few do, but they are just as crazy.

    • @Sovereignty3
      @Sovereignty3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      Would definitely call them strong women.also wtf, did these guys not hear the stories before marriaging into the family?

  • @Linfamy
    @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    How outdated are my pop culture references...

  • @HakunaMatats
    @HakunaMatats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1132

    I can't emphasise enough how impressed I am with the starter Pokemon comparison. Well played

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Why thank you 😉❤

    • @HakunaMatats
      @HakunaMatats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No No, thank you 💚
      Your videos really help me learn about Japanese history. Aiming to someday move to Japan.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ooh that's a big decision. Good luck

    • @HakunaMatats
      @HakunaMatats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Linfamy thank yuuuh.
      Tbh I want to show how other nationalities and other religious people love in such countries and how they adapt. Fingers crossed. Keep up the good work brother

    • @NixiePixie22
      @NixiePixie22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know right =D and on a weird level, it makes so much sense, too xD

  • @mollytovxx4181
    @mollytovxx4181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    I was wondering how I’d feel about marriage as a Heian noblewoman, but marriage in that time and culture is so different from my time and culture that they are almost impossible to compare. If my husband had an affair in the Heian era I doubt I’d feel personally betrayed or hurt since it seems more like a business arrangement and not a love marriage. I’d be worried about how that would affect my resources instead.
    The other downside as a Heian noblewoman is the potential to be killed for having my own affair. Although considering everyone was very wink-wink nudge-nudge about the whole thing I can see how many marriages were probably super chill. “I don’t love you, you don’t love me, but we’ve got a mutually beneficial arrangement here so let’s go bang other people and it’s all good.” This was probably the key to a happy marriage back then.
    Being a Heian noblewoman doesn’t seem so bad in comparison to the majority of women’s experiences in history, but I am still very thankful for being born in this time and culture.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      You get it! 😁
      You're right we're all products of our culture, if any one of us lived in those times we'd behave like 90% of people living then.

    • @boyanpenev9822
      @boyanpenev9822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      True enough. If he was your husband, you would have been married by your respective families, and chances are neither of you consulted on whether you wanted to marry that particular person. Thus, in many ways it was more of a political and business arrangement. If you had any romantic - or physical -needs that were not taken care of, you would have to either make do or take care of those in an affair.
      There were probably couples that were lucky enough that they enjoyed each other's company, but often, people had to settle for the next best thing - discretely getting something on the side and closing an eye to their spouse doing the same.
      I know that in later periods the wife ran the household finances and husbands would be getting their "pocket money" from the missus, but I'm not sure if that was the case for Heian as well. If if were, it meant that a wife's resoures were mostly dependent on her... though if her husband was at court, giving him a solid subsidy was necessary for him to pursue his career there.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yes, so hard to escape your culture :)

    • @SassafrasTee7366
      @SassafrasTee7366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mollytov Xx yeah me too

    • @yusukeelric
      @yusukeelric 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      There is an entire video explaining how cheating wives was incredibly common in the heian era just because of how boring was the housewife life. To the point it was expected she cheated on her husband as long as she was discreet about it with everyone else (basically the Husband most probably knew of her affairs most times but didn't care as long as the neighbors didn't know)
      Being married in old Japan was all about social status, and most of the times had nothing to do with love or even commitment, as if it was some kind of job.

  • @slook7094
    @slook7094 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    The ghosting thing is actually a huge tragedy spoken about in Japanese poetry. This happened to the mother of Michitsuna (nobody knows her name other than that she was a Fujiwara) when she married Fujiwara no Kaneie (no incest, they were distantly related) as his secondary wife. It started out where he'd only visit her like once every few months, then once a year, and then years went by where she got ghosted and became suicidally depressed about it to the point where she seriously considered taking vows but couldn't because she had to protect her son. The Gossamer Diary, her diary and book of poetry, ends abruptly with a knock on the door.

  • @captainpalegg2860
    @captainpalegg2860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    "both families treated this first marriage like choosing a starter pokémon ... they had to consider all future ramifications."
    meanwhile me who just picks the cutest one without giving it much thought:

  • @toprakylmaz8971
    @toprakylmaz8971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    Marrying Multiple Wives: *Exist*
    Emperor's: 1:06

    • @peynnep6483
      @peynnep6483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rito: 1:06

    • @amber134679
      @amber134679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it is called"cheating"

    • @lucaswallace7476
      @lucaswallace7476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @ɱαყσเ αყαรαтσ "Hold my sake"

  • @gerardcoyle2587
    @gerardcoyle2587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Although it wasn't strictly legal, in English law it used to be that if a husband caught his wife in bed with another man and killed his wife or the person she was with, he could use the situation as a defence against a murder charge. So the Heian position isn't unique. Also, they only got rid of that defence within the last fifty years.

    • @Amateur_Pianist_472
      @Amateur_Pianist_472 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      So men just claimed that their wife was cheating and got no jail time? What?

    • @gerardcoyle2587
      @gerardcoyle2587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@Amateur_Pianist_472 No. The situation had to be the husband caught his wife and her lover actually in the act of having sex and it was a complete surprise to the husband. It was a "temporary insanity" type of defence, in that such a discovery was such a shock to the husband that he was so enraged he wasn't in his right mind. For that to work, he would have to show to the court that his wife and her lover were having sex when he came upon them, and that up until then, he had had no reason to believe his wife had been unfaithful.

    • @gerardcoyle2587
      @gerardcoyle2587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Amateur_Pianist_472 Also, by defence I don't mean they necessarily escaped some kind of punishment. Basically, the charge would be reduced from murder to manslaughter.

    • @enkhtsolmon.n956
      @enkhtsolmon.n956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What a absurd culture

    • @J3diMindTrix
      @J3diMindTrix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not exactly a defense, it would just be downgraded to manslaughter, it's a crime of passion type situation, which is a real thing, when you act on instinct and you aren't really in your right mind then shouldn't you get a reduced sentence? It doesn't always work though
      Also I imagine it would work both ways and women could claim this.
      It also used to be that the only way a woman could claim a divorce (at least in the 19th Century) was due to adultery, and they had to prove this to get the divorce

  • @rudraw_thoughts
    @rudraw_thoughts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    “Once in a While The husband would visit his Wife To Migrate His Tadpoles”
    *i fell of from my chair laughing*

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yes! 🤣❤

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    With all this talk of how everyone cheated, it sounds like the 90s

    • @peynnep6483
      @peynnep6483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      more proof that Japan is ahead of our time

    • @Jobe-13
      @Jobe-13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hasan Wilson 😂

    • @grantsolomon7660
      @grantsolomon7660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When has it ever been different really?

  • @albertonishiyama1980
    @albertonishiyama1980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    One Dislike...
    Linfamy's Main Subscriber is jealous of all us, the Secondary Subscribers giving hundreds of likes.

  • @jerrycampbell9376
    @jerrycampbell9376 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    And, I completely agree with you about Firefly's cancellation.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Seriously. Awesome show.

    • @pyroxldasmellgood6196
      @pyroxldasmellgood6196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ditto

    • @mistressofstones
      @mistressofstones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Omg YES!!

    • @Kiefsti
      @Kiefsti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, I knew this was the right place to sub to.
      My people 💜

  • @manuellatouche2
    @manuellatouche2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    could a secondary wife take main wife status if the main wife died?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Sure :)

    • @MsAngelique
      @MsAngelique 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      @@Linfamy well that leaves room for assassins to get paid ...

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      yeah that happen alot in chinese history many concubines became secons empress if they empress died or was stripped of her position , the thing i found weird is that the concubine children were not consideres legal children until she became legal wife cuz concubine is not wife .

    • @gilgamesh6135
      @gilgamesh6135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I dont think so. He just gets remarried again

    • @user-cq7vi1ti4k
      @user-cq7vi1ti4k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Seems like a good career opportunity

  • @alana.dyer.author
    @alana.dyer.author 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    And the Fujiwara clan fomousely married multiple daughters into the imperial family is always mentioned 😂 man imagine how messed up being a daughter was in that clan. How dissapointed they would be if the daughters weren't chosen into the imperial family

  • @FallenHalfWingedWolf
    @FallenHalfWingedWolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    "Find another suger mama" i died at that line XD

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Oh no, I have killed a viewer

    • @LuanaMarieJantz2427
      @LuanaMarieJantz2427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Linfamy lol, so real, imagine.. 🤣

    • @dianalindeman1644
      @dianalindeman1644 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read a Japanese man could divorce his wife for being left handed because that would mean she was a witch. I've also read about Japanese men who pimped their wives and daughters to pay off gambling debts.

    • @BlueberryFundip
      @BlueberryFundip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rip

  • @trishapandey8569
    @trishapandey8569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Video of hein period exists:
    Linfamy: The Fujiwara clan famously married their daughters into the Imperial family.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😅😉👍

  • @Jobe-13
    @Jobe-13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Family drama and competition must’ve been a very casual/normalized thing, not just between wives and husbands, but also between all their children.

  • @Orenorchard
    @Orenorchard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Just like a korean/japanese drama
    By the way your art keeps getting better every video great job

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks! ❤

    • @flaoro
      @flaoro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was your 69th like

  • @nannabostrom5313
    @nannabostrom5313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Migrate His tadpoles?!!😂😂😂😂

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      🙃

    • @sansheng5865
      @sansheng5865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah, spurt my tea early in the morning. This Lin is one hilarious dude. Lol

    • @nextdoorparty602
      @nextdoorparty602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What does that mean

    • @vimoo9783
      @vimoo9783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nextdoorparty602 please keep your innocence

    • @ruelle1965
      @ruelle1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nextdoorparty602 ✨fertilization✨

  • @meetaverma8372
    @meetaverma8372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Did you know, in India too, polygyny was common, not just that polyandry (where a woman has multiple spouses) was also practiced (both were, obviously, just elite things)

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Did not know, but now I do. Thanks 😉

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Linfamy you're welcome 😶😶

    • @asamvav
      @asamvav 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Not a big thing really. My great grand father had three wives and a concubine. His children are somewhat confused about whose mother is who. I'm Hindu btw.

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@asamvav that's the beauty of our nation 😌😌

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      polyagamy and polandry is more common then people thing , actually monogamy is just hoax even in weat where they act aa of polygamy is weird they still have side chick culture where man have girlfrined but still cheat qith multiple women on side

  • @tylercondon3453
    @tylercondon3453 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I'd agree that squirtle is a good pick but over the generations I would argue that charmander and bulbasaur are better picks given the mega evolutions of their evolved froms they clearly have better options given that they are in ou/uber formats while the lowly Blastoise is relegated to RU (rarely used). Even disregarding their mega evolutions both venasaur and charizard have better rankings throughout the generations. I suggest you throw your squirtle in the trash where he belongs

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      How...dare you

  • @MWShoukan
    @MWShoukan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Sounds like those Chinese dramas my grandparents watch-

  • @flaoro
    @flaoro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    "Squirtle is the best, prove me wrong" Actually, since YOU made the claim, YOU have to back up YOUR statement.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Someone understands logic :p

    • @FEAROWNAGE
      @FEAROWNAGE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But if someone else contradicts you, THEY need to prove you wrong.

    • @anitam.9582
      @anitam.9582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Squirtle is a great Pokemon, but in general there seem to be a lot of good water types (Gyarados comes to mind), so I'm more likely to choose Charmander, because the good fire types are rare, or Bulbasaour becouse he had an avantage for the first two gyms and there is no better plat type in the early games.

    • @bribotran6121
      @bribotran6121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Easy. People speed run using squirtle

    • @deioped
      @deioped 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anitam.9582 ???? Bellsprout???? They had a tower dedicated to it in gold&silver bruh

  • @DonutSeedsx3
    @DonutSeedsx3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Thanks for your videos! I've been living in Japan for a while actually, and your videos really keep me more motivated to study Japanese while I continue working full-time. Japan's a great country, but I'm also an Asian-American so I kind of have this awkward mix of both Asian and Western mindsets. Learning more about Japanese history really keeps me more in tuned and adjusted while living in Japn, so I really appreciate your videos! ^_^

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! I'm jealous, Japan is a beautiful country

  • @justsomeperson980
    @justsomeperson980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    *"migrate his tadpoles"*
    And this kids is how to cencor to not get demonetized

  • @amberg4131
    @amberg4131 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just found your channel last night and I’m addicted. Love to learn about Japanese history and culture. ❤ Thanks

  • @Jadeorchid24
    @Jadeorchid24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Geez why is Japanese relationship so much drama I guess that's why Japanese dramas are all the Rave over there especially traditional.😓

    • @jeffjeff7083
      @jeffjeff7083 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good thing viking didnt invade japan or now the world is alot more avanced

    • @nickaalbury2555
      @nickaalbury2555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the same with ancient chinese

    • @Limrasson
      @Limrasson 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greeks sieging troy for 10 years be like: .>

    • @srashti4658
      @srashti4658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You need to see Indian things

    • @LadyCoyKoi
      @LadyCoyKoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also why they aren't having babies to replace the numbers of older generations.

  • @jsphfalcon
    @jsphfalcon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Wife beating happens. When I lived in Fussa-shi, I've passed a house in Japan and could swear I've heard something like it.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      :(

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      that happen in all world , even in west spouse abuse happen alot

    • @garygrn
      @garygrn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was it a two story house on Fuji mi dori?

    • @nidohime6233
      @nidohime6233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Even worse they never talk about it because there are too ashame to recognise, with all this "don't bother the neighbour" bullcrap.

    • @HoudaOussous
      @HoudaOussous 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's all over the world unfortunately

  • @zusegodofwar2350
    @zusegodofwar2350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love these vids, only discovered them yesterday in a random feed from Hungarian folk tales....another humorous and well-told albeit confusing fairy tales at times....who knew history could be so funny and entertaining! Keep up the good work! much respect and love from Trinidad...Caribbean

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you like! Cheers from USA

  • @tanzilahasan655
    @tanzilahasan655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    please keep recommending books about heian and other japanese period, i'd like to know better & kudos!
    *WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING,MAN*

  • @onetwistedkitty6326
    @onetwistedkitty6326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You got me at the "d!$# who canceled Firefly!" Great videos; Totally binge-worthy!

  • @lorib1696
    @lorib1696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'm in the Society for Creative Anachronism. I've been asked why I don't do a Heian period persona since I love Japanese culture so much. The clothes would be stiffing. I would barely be able to move. I would have to sit in the "house" all day. And now I would have to support my fake husband and he would get to have other fake wives too? No way! (No migrating tadpoles with the fake husband. Seems like that was the only perk for women in the Heian.)

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What do you do in that Society? Heian outfits would be pretty cool

    • @lorib1696
      @lorib1696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Linfamy we study and recreate stuff from the middle ages and renaissance. And wear cool clothes that are often amazingly hot. Look up SCA on the internet. There's tons of stuff on the society. Enjoy.

  • @aliyaali118
    @aliyaali118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I LOVE how you present every video... you make history interest and funny 👍😁

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, I'm glad you like the videos ;)

  • @ELee-ts4ld
    @ELee-ts4ld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wait if the husband was ghosting the wife and she was just trying to remarry and the previous husband cought her can the husband still legally kill her?

  • @Linfamy
    @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Would you prefer a Heian type marriage?

    • @uopeson1259
      @uopeson1259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Nah I prefer food

    • @meepmorp1133
      @meepmorp1133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I prefer math

    • @TangyTomato
      @TangyTomato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NAH BRUH

    • @TangyTomato
      @TangyTomato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I prrefer Christian

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@meepmorp1133 🤣

  • @theprofessor451
    @theprofessor451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Your videos are informative as well as funny. Really creative. Love it always. 😅

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha thank you, I'm glad you like them :)

  • @paulasiefer
    @paulasiefer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great stories(all). I love your voice and the way & toning of your voice when you tell stories. Oh especially the pictures, etc that you choose for all stories, Love it!

  • @yenccubus1181
    @yenccubus1181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I found your video on my recommendations and then I started watching 5 videos(this is my fifth)and I'm liking it very much!since I'm interested in Japan History for a long time!

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! I'm glad you found the channel 😉

  • @sansheng5865
    @sansheng5865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love ur videos. Japanese history told with plenty of humor. I like.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much 😉

  • @Pikagirl541
    @Pikagirl541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2:29 okay I'm going to make my guess now. My guess is that men could kill their main wife if they wanted a secondary wife to take her position.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Haha no, that's brutal :p

  • @Linfamy
    @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    9:39 World of the Shining Prince book: amzn.to/2IogYXE
    Please consider supporting the channel =)
    🔸PATREON (blog, art): www.patreon.com/Linfamy
    🔸DONATE: www.paypal.me/Linfamy

  • @SGT676
    @SGT676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1:28 Shiny Charizard maybe cool,but I love my turtle water squirrel thingy.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay 🐢

  • @manager-nim2623
    @manager-nim2623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really like the sense-of-humor-mid-serious talk it's very entertaining and glues the information in my brain

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, glad you like :)

    • @manager-nim2623
      @manager-nim2623 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Linfamy you're welcome:)

  • @spines8894
    @spines8894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    sugar mamas and sugar daddies?
    I only know glucose guardians

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Never heard that before :p

    • @spines8894
      @spines8894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Linfamy it's the scientific term for sugar mamas and daddies made by a group of Asian kids who had nothing better to do in a tutoring class

    • @hydraslair4723
      @hydraslair4723 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What about carbohydrate caretakers?

    • @spines8894
      @spines8894 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hydraslair4723 oh that's a good one

  • @viiiderekae
    @viiiderekae 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Reminds me of the Yotsuyakaidan story
    Where lemons lover sent the poison to disfigure Oiwa
    1:58 furry 🤣😂

  • @jerrycampbell9376
    @jerrycampbell9376 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I'm guessing disloyalty to the husband's family was considered grounds for killing a wife.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Decent guess :p

  • @KyoushaPumpItUp
    @KyoushaPumpItUp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    What if a member of a harem in a polygamous relationship is a yandere?

    • @charper9890
      @charper9890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Kyousha Then things get very fun for everyone watching.

  • @Koutouhara
    @Koutouhara 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Just found your channel and this is 💮!
    Love the fandom references! New sub!

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks! And welcome!

  • @MrRookitty
    @MrRookitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for the book recommendation! I'm trying to write a paper on Heian noblewomen so anything helps

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck with the paper!

  • @glttrfsh8968
    @glttrfsh8968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Seriously! These videos are soooooo good! There's so many times where I'm watching a hist doc (I'm writing about Heian/Kamakura) & I'm thinking; no that's not true exactly, or yeah but you left out a really important detail. In your videos though; it's not only well written but hilarious! Thank you!

  • @AudieHolland
    @AudieHolland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Polygyny:
    Husbands can have multiple wives (take for example, 3)
    Wives on the other hand could have only one husband (actually, in this example, only 1/3)

  • @sersnuggles7697
    @sersnuggles7697 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm quite excited for you to do Korean and Chinese Dynasties one day Linfamy

  • @raluca9077
    @raluca9077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    thank you for another interesting video ^^
    P.S: That Friends reference was on point :)) I could hear Ross screaming "WE WERE ON A BREAK!".
    Keep up the good work!

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My gf back then watched that show religiously, soo it was always on :D

    • @raluca9077
      @raluca9077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy so ungrateful, how could she let you go? 😱

  • @spacecaptain9188
    @spacecaptain9188 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Curious: If a husband wasn't faithful, and didn't provide for his family, and could even abandon them, or demand the wife provides for him, then.... what was the point of him? What was in it for her, to make her take those risks, and accept such poor treatment?

    • @tomorrow4eva
      @tomorrow4eva ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I guess upper class women probably had family pressure to support the system. And poor people didn't bother with all that from the sound of it.

    • @emilybarclay8831
      @emilybarclay8831 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Her sons could inherit a family name and possibly family lands. Women were supposed to support their husband until he became successful and then it would switch to him taking care of the wife and children

  • @gshloka
    @gshloka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey man! Can you make a part 2?
    Also I love your vids

  • @WolfShenda
    @WolfShenda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a very pleasant to listen to voice!! Gonna go binge your videos now

  • @vladislav5543
    @vladislav5543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I swear to god everytime i hear fujiwara im just like... The fujiwara clan famoulsy married theyre daughters into the royal family.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Success >:D

  • @katiecook6332
    @katiecook6332 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is why im not into that kind of marriage. someone always seems to lose their head, figuratively or/and literally

  • @carolyndawn7513
    @carolyndawn7513 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My grandma kill a possum once and survived a tree falling on her at 88 years old. She is one tough cookie not sure if my grandfather was that strong he passed away before I met him. However knowing how strong my grandma was I say she would be a very good wife to have.

  • @orenzien6039
    @orenzien6039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:59
    History really repeat itself huh

  • @pitioti
    @pitioti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7:38: Well... That explain a lot about Ghosting in modern day Japan .x. (The Husband/Wife that run away because his couple is to poor, or because she/he have debt)

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that common? O.o

  • @teamprimarina
    @teamprimarina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:27 Bulbasur does good against the first 2 gyms making for an easy start and less pressure about team building

  • @muhamadkenzo7433
    @muhamadkenzo7433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The marriage system fits chinese imperial marriage perfectly! Qing empress will adopt babies from The second wife, that sometimes create a rift between the two.

  • @pickledginger5876
    @pickledginger5876 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautifully fabulous. Now I need the book. ❤️

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😁👍

  • @meepmorp1133
    @meepmorp1133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    How do you just say those words so flawless?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which ones?

    • @meepmorp1133
      @meepmorp1133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy all of them

  • @oneproudpeacock6901
    @oneproudpeacock6901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So nobody mentioned the pic at around 7:20 where the woman's head is turn at a freaking 180??!!!

  • @JoSan3
    @JoSan3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "migrate his tadpoles"

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😛

  • @seneca983
    @seneca983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Did that killing thing actually happen often? One would think that if everyone new that extramarital affairs were common and tolerated, most husbands wouldn't want to kill their wives over it.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd imagine actually catching someone in the act was already rare. So catching your wife AND deciding to kill her was even rarer

  • @lonelittlejerry917
    @lonelittlejerry917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Will you do any videos on later periods of Japan?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah I'm slowly working forward in time

    • @lonelittlejerry917
      @lonelittlejerry917 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Linfamy Awesome to hear! Keep up the videos man

    • @NabilaBiju
      @NabilaBiju 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy Thank you so much for doing this!! These are so pedagogical and fun at the same time!! I'm a doctoral student who is stuck in her thesis and frequently seen to bang her head on walls out of misery... :s
      these videos really help her get some wow-factor induced in her brain and give her the motivation/ strength to stop banging her head and go back to her computer to run some more regressions...
      Thanks a lot! I absolutely love these!

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NabilaBiju good luck with your thesis! :)

    • @NabilaBiju
      @NabilaBiju 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Linfamy OMG!!!! Thanks so much my favt Japanese history Sensei!!!

  • @starswirlmagic3780
    @starswirlmagic3780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay this actually reminded me of the webtoon The Remarried Empress

  • @DaoFAQ
    @DaoFAQ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow! Linfamy said my last name perfectly and didn’t even need to ask.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had to ask for the first name though 🤣. Are you Armenian? I figured pronouncing it the Armenian way was best.

    • @DaoFAQ
      @DaoFAQ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Linfamy Afghan actually, but you’re right it is pronounced very much like the Armenian way, I actually had an Armenian think that too. My parents came to the US in the 80s after the Soviet Invasion.

    • @NabilaBiju
      @NabilaBiju 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      OMG!!! These videos are sooooo cool!!
      While going over these video, I felt like many of the things are in line with the rulings of arab/ islamic tradition... of course way different when it comes to point of legality... but for example these Heian elite women not supposed to be seen by all, polygamy etc (of course not the dating and cheating stuff!!! lol )... would be great if a version of this could be done on early muslim culture and who knows, we may end up finding similar patterns in culture of two super different nations faraway from each other... just thinking out loud... :/

  • @pyroxldasmellgood6196
    @pyroxldasmellgood6196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree Firefly had great potential and it was pretty good to watch.

  • @Zulfburht
    @Zulfburht 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can just imagine margret pulling the hair of Jenny, as Karen is packing and sneakin the kids out the door.all the while you’re in the middle of this mess trying to stop the first two from killing each other.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Polygamy sounds lovely 😒😅

    • @Zulfburht
      @Zulfburht 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Linfamy I’d probably have to ghost all the wives if the shit hit the fan.

  • @mgold7503
    @mgold7503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah. The cancelation of Firefly was heartbreaking. It still damages my calm.

  • @avapace9705
    @avapace9705 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "So was it a divorce or were they just on a break?" I KNEW THERE WAS GONNA BE A FRIEND'S REFERENCE AFTER THIS! You have a good sense of humor. 😂 Your videos are officially my favorite. 🥺👉👈

  • @Username26425
    @Username26425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "like whoever canceled firefly" Wow Fox hurt you and I can relate.

  • @DaGreatOzzie
    @DaGreatOzzie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was surprised to see that the Fujiwara family would marry their daughters off to gain 200 years of control

  • @mdzohio
    @mdzohio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the way you educate us.

  • @flamerunner1296
    @flamerunner1296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    7:33. WHAT.
    *CONFUSED NOISES*

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please express these noises in text form

  • @kurousagi8155
    @kurousagi8155 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why Charmander and Bulbasaur are better than Squirtle, an answer to 1:27.
    Reason 1: Strategic Depth
    Squirtle’s mega evolution is an excellent tactical pick to cover up weaknesses in your team line up. Squirtle line also has the added value of having access to Rapid Spin. That being said, Squirtle line is not a strategy. You can’t sweep with Blastoise. You can’t stall with Blastoise. You can’t set things up with Blastoise.
    Charmander’s X mega evolution and Bulbasaur’s mega evolution have excellent tactical and strategic depth. Venusaur is an excellent choice for stalling since its Thick Fat ability disallows certain tactical coverage options your opponent may be running. Mega Charizard X has access to Dragon Dance, which allows for sweep potential. Both Charizards and Venusaur have tactical value as well since both can play offensively or without set up moves.
    Reason 2: Stat Distribution
    Mega Blastoise is an offensive Pokémon with some team utility. It has excellent offensive coverage, but lacks sustain. That being said, offensive Pokémon are usually fast Pokémon that hit hard. Blastoise most certainly hits hard, but does not have the speed to deliver the damage. Both Mega Charizard have enough Speed to be threatening and Venusaur has sustain in terms of Giga Drain and Leech Seed.
    Reason 3: Kanto Story Line Picks
    In the process of going through the story line in either a Gen 1 or Gen 3 game, you’ll have plenty of access to Pokémon that can replace your Squirtle. Staryu is the choice that comes to mind since it is also a special attacker like Squirtle line, but has more speed for more convenient damage delivery. One could also run Cloyster or Gyarados for a physical option, not to mention that Gyarados is super accessible early on in the game, no matter who you pick as your starter. If one is looking for a bulky special attacker, Tentacruel can do just as well as Blastoise, but also has access to Black Sludge support in later games.
    Meanwhile, Charizard is difficult to replace since the only other special attacker choice is Magmar or Moltres who aren’t available until much later in the game after you get surf. Which means that by the time you get Magmar or Moltres, you probably won’t need a fire Pokémon for much else besides Lorelei’s Jynx and your rival’s Exeggutor. Ninetails is a choice, but has inferior type coverage in comparison to Charizard’s dual STAB. Which means only Moltres really compares in terms of performance.
    Venusaur has more competition, but is aided by its stat line since Oddish line, Bellsprout line, and Tangela are all inferior in terms of defensive performance in comparison to Bulbasaur line. Exeggutor is a fine pick, but in later generations becomes inferior with the introduction of mega stones and Black Sludge.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow.... o.o 🙈

    • @namkedi
      @namkedi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What. The.Fuck.

  • @grantheon8121
    @grantheon8121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:55 should've put "Bye Felicia..moto" instead

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    F*** that s*** in gen 1 I always chose Charmander even if he was useless for the first two gyms I didn't give a s***. Gen 2 I always chose Totodile. Gentry was Treecko Gen 4 with Piplup. Gen 5 with Snivy. I'm still waiting on my Gen 4 remake

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Squirtle!

    • @jimothyworldbuilding3664
      @jimothyworldbuilding3664 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Charmander
      Totodile
      Treecko
      Piplup
      Snivy
      Tut tut tut. Squirtle (fully evolved is a cyborg when you think about it), that fire mole thing (looks like my dog), the axolotl (because axolotls are awesome), turtwig (best type combo in existence for Torterra + roleplaying that you're sitting on its back), I'll agree with you on Snivy for choosing what to play with since it's the coolest looking but in terms of best gen 5 starter you gotta remember the emergency bacon.

    • @suclox12yearsago56
      @suclox12yearsago56 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I could nut to a picture of palkia

    • @suyashmallik118
      @suyashmallik118 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Charmander, cyndaquil, mudkip, piplup, snivy, and lost interest after that

    • @Abshir1it1is
      @Abshir1it1is 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A fake ass dragon? That's what you're hyping about? Blastoise is a giant turtle with fucking _cannons_ on his fucking shoulders. Game set and match. Squirtle wins.
      Gen2: Totodile
      Gen3: Mudkip
      Gen4: Chimchar
      Gen5: Snivy.
      So, hey, you got two right.

  • @gmkhn66
    @gmkhn66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    seeing the picture of the dude and hearing the line "as his underwear disintegrated" was so funny , as I saw his facial expression in the picture

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😅 yeah that's quite the expression

  • @germantutoring
    @germantutoring ปีที่แล้ว

    hearing from this period is depressing, but thanks for videos, truth is truth and you tell it well :)

  • @PlantagenetRose
    @PlantagenetRose 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “Like whoever canceled Firefly... d*ck.”
    A brother in Firefly 🤙🏻😔

  • @MarineAlli
    @MarineAlli 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought my 18-month divorce was drama.

  • @nenesimone
    @nenesimone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Fujiwara clan inside meme never gets old.*groans*

  • @alisa9762
    @alisa9762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that you put some Pokemon references😄🤣 and if you don't mind me asking what your favourite pokemon is
    Mine is Scorbunny cause of his Candycorn ears😂

  • @uopeson1259
    @uopeson1259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Hmm should I comment or wait and watch this video ?
    II'l commet first

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Woohoo! Early bird gets the heart

    • @oiudatropen9548
      @oiudatropen9548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unkown Person good call

  • @jonahmaddox1038
    @jonahmaddox1038 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u for the video bro, I love how u explain technological sud of the story.

  • @dantemaquiavelli9039
    @dantemaquiavelli9039 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Second wifes, am i right?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ikr?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Diploproblem oh, there she goes again..
      🤣

  • @rebeccalee8033
    @rebeccalee8033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree. Whoever canceled firefly is a monster!

  • @KK-yj7lb
    @KK-yj7lb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    hEiAn jApAN wAs a MeSs
    *but go off bros*

  • @NixiePixie22
    @NixiePixie22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the part 'just ask Ross' made me wheeze, for I just finished the F.R.I.E.N.D.S marathon before it's taken down from netflix and I had the exact same thought.. x'D

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @darrenzou2483
    @darrenzou2483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Say the thing
    Say the thing
    1:34 There it is!!!!!!

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣 someone gets it

    • @darrenzou2483
      @darrenzou2483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy I was the one that commented that this quote will be in every video lol

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@darrenzou2483 oh I should've remembered. It was a genius suggestion :D

    • @darrenzou2483
      @darrenzou2483 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Linfamy :D just remember me when you get famous

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darrenzou2483 ;)

  • @yoyoyoa
    @yoyoyoa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the friends reference "Was it a divorce? Or were they on a break? Just ask Ross >V

  • @sindraoffline3173
    @sindraoffline3173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm really wondering what LGBTQ stuff was handled back in Japanese history, especially lesbian relationships since i have seen or heard no info on those. Seems like no one has tackled that topic much or if at all on youtube

  • @shsljazzy291
    @shsljazzy291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This reminded me of this one comment that said "You are legally not allowed to insult your wife. But you are allowed to kill a man for insulting your wife."