What Caused the Fall of the Samurai? | Animated History
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Esposito, Gabriele. Japanese Armies 1868-1877: The Boshin War and Satsuma Rebellion (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 2020).
Hillsborough, Romulus. Samurai Revolution: The Dawn of Modern Japan Seen Through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai (Japan: Tuttle Publishing, 2014).
Nitobe, Inazo. Bushido: The Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture (Japan: Tuttle Publishing, 2011).
Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai: A Military History (United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2013).
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The speed of Japanese modernization was breathtaking and unprecedented. They caught up over 200 years of technological and societal advancement in just 20. It's an almost ignored period of history, but it's fascinating.
Because they already well knowledgeable by the teaching from Dutch on Dejima Island.
@@erwinsetyo1061, everyone forgets about the Dutch enclave near Nagasaki. It wasn't Europeans the Shogun was keeping out, it was their religions, which were causing great unrest both in Japan and in Europe. The Dutch proved they were only interested in business, and thus were allowed to stay.
I mainly think it’s just as impressive as how quickly Hitler rearmed Germany. Considering how little natural resources and raw materials the Japanese homeland has, it’s incredible.
@@enoughothis To the credit of Jesus Christ (real or imagined) he did say his teachings would bring a sword upon your household.
Christianity can be extremely disruptive and subversive to a culture unfamiliar with it. Or worse yet, just outright destructive.
They went speedrunning from Middle Ages to Modern Era
I really like the story of former Samurais going as an embassy to Europe and getting photographed in front of Sphinx.
Fun fact: There were interesting cases like Samurais/Ronins fighting for Bulgarian independence and in Mexican Civil War. There was even a black African Samurai called Yasuke.
Technically they were ronin
But yeah, as a mexican the idea of Zaragoza or Diaz fighting besides a samurai sound batshit insane, but is not impossible
History is truly the craziest tale of all
Dont forget a Catholic uprising by a 17 year old samurai who rebelled against the Shogunate; a Daimyō who was exiled in the Philippines and became a blessed figure in Catholicism; Wokou(japanese pirates) fighting Spanish conquistadors in the Philippines, and the various expeditions of the Shogun's diplomats all over the world
They were used as mercenaries as well in the invasion of Bolivia in South America.
@@mdmiah4014yes, and it's fascinating how far from home they were, in radically different lands and cultures, how did they fell, knowing about the rest of the world? Or even pondering about the fact that they were making history by simply participating in said conflicts?
But the Black African Samurai was a long time ago way before the Sphinx. That was in the 16th century unlike the Sphinx which took place in the 18th century
It’s actually really interesting seeing you guys delve into Japanese history for once
This time was especially interesting considering how japan caught up to the west and won against china and Russia 30 years later
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does their WWII content not count?
Honestly, it is better that pop-history type channels stick to things they actually specialize in. I'm not saying this video is bad per se, but I've seen other TH-cam channels like Kings and Generals try to cover a broad area of history outside of their normal expertise and then fail miserably at it with terrible videos filled with inaccuracies and misinformation.
It's to promote the new DLC they released for fire and maneuver
The craziest part about samurais is that despite being around since the 12th century, the last of the samurais didn't pass away until less than a century ago. Among those who were samurais was Togo Heihachiro who played a pivotal role in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, though he passed away a couple years before Japan invaded China. Heck, the last foreign samurai; Henry Schnell, a soldier and arms dealer from the Kingdom of Prussia became a samurai in the 1860s (there's even a photo of him with his sword, kimono and overcoat) and would pass away in 1917.
History is amazing
Wrong. The Last Samurai was Tom Cruise.
@@lemuelreyes1941 SAKE!!!! NOOOO!!!!
@@lemuelreyes1941 😂😂
*10th century, they rise of the samuraj class came from the Heian era
9:27 As a Japanese, I have to say that the Satsuma rebels at the time did not wear very "samurai" armor like these. (There may have been some soldiers like that, but I think they were in minority.)
Their main outfit is a combination of western uniforms and kimonos, equipped with katana and rifle.
Outfits of the anime Demon Slayer may be a little closer to that because that was designed based on uniforms on late 19th centuries wars in Japan.
Yeah I've played Fall of the Samurai and watched Demon Slayer and saw a lot of similarities, I thought it was pretty cool that the Slayers wore what was essentially a modified/stylized version of a late 1800s-early 1900s Japanese military uniform. Pretty true to the period it was set in I think.
And if I've heard correctly, as an otherwise ignorant American, part of the reason the Satsuma rebellion was actually considered a major threat was because it a major center for making cannons and such?
But I guess it was very tempting to depict them with traditional dress, maybe borrowing a bit from the depiction in The Last Samurai.
@@sephsticles1016as a Shogun 2 TW player and KNY enjoyer, I see that absolute win
One of the most fascinating "end of an era" moments and perhaps one of the fastest industrializations of a former feudal country. Very good video!
Younger samurai often became exchange students because they were ambitious, literate and well-educated. On return, some started private schools for higher education, while many became reporters and writers and set up newspaper companies. Others entered government service. In the 1880s, 23 percent of prominent Japanese businessmen were from the samurai class; by the 1920s the number had grown to 35 percent.
When an era ends,
A legend begins
It’s the nature of time that the old ways must give in
It’s the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
When the new meets the old
It always ends the ancient ways
AND AS HISTORY TOLD IT ALWAYS GOES OUT IN A BLAZE
Encircled by a vulture, the end of ancient culture
The dawn of destiny draws near
I think Sabaton summed up the events leading to the fall of the Samuri the best: SHIROYAMA!
Its the nature of time that the old ways must give in
it's the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
An offer to surrender
Saigo ignored contender!
The Dawn of destiny is here!
Imperial force defied! Facing 500 Samurai! Surrounded, and outnumbered!
@@russby355460 to 1 the sword face the gun
Are you telling me that the Samurai didn’t end with Tom Cruise charging on horseback against Gatling guns!
@Indiana Jones
Nope!
It’s more of the struggle of Kenshin Himura the Hitokiri Battosai.
Just rewatched it today 😂
French 🇫🇷💪
Ah yes the battle of Shiroyama, imperial force defied, facing 500 samurai, surrounded and outnumbered, 60 to 1 the sword face the gun. ~Sabaton
6:56 One of my favourite accounts of the era that perfectly sums up the clash between and melding of traditionalist Ethos and modernization is from the battle of Toba-Fushimi. A small force of Samurai loyal to the emperor armed with Rifles and wearing a mix of vaguely European uniforms was in a standoff with a large force of Shogunal peasant levies from the Aizu domain, many armed with Yari spears.
Suddenly, the clan banners of Satsuma, Chosu and Tosa Domains went down and the Imperial Brocade banner was unveiled. The Shogunal levies, thrown into confusion upon seeing the banners, were then fired upon by the advancing Imperial samurai. After only firing one or two volleys, war cries and shouts erupted from the Imperial Samurai who drew their swords and charged the Shogunate levies who quickly lost the will to fight and routed en-masse.
Ironic considering the royalists were the ones who started the ruckuss by wanting to kick every foreigner out of Japan.
I was actually pretty sure that the Shogun's followers were relatively well equipped and well trained by the French. The Shogun even had an Elite Guard with 2000 Chaussepots armed Soilders(French Guns), the most modern guns of the World at this time. I've always assumed that the Emperor's supporters won because of their high morale
@@mattism.7594 Some were, but those were the Shogun’s personal troops. The domain troops, like those of Aizu, were feudal-style levies armed in the same feudal fashion
While the Samurais ended as a class, their spirit and code of the warrior lived on, which unfortunately sparked the militaristic nationalism that would turn Japan into an imperialistic nation that would conquer and rape many countries they took as part of their "Co-Asian Prosperity Sphere". The Satsuma Rebellion is generally regarded as the both the end and rebirth of the Samurai, for good or worse.
I don’t think it was the Samurai culture that made people become militant nationalists. It was the army’s perception of values and turning them into what we know as Japanese militarism
Indeed, many of these same samurai’s joined the imperial army and navy as officers who detested the democratic Japanese government. They would be the ones who would take Japan down the road to militarism.
The Shogunate (YT channel) argued that "Bushido" is just pure fiction, just as "Code of Chivalry" is to Europe. There is no SINGLE code of honor for Samurai and the entire idea there even exists one is just one Japanese diplomat trying to explain Japan to foreign readers...
Bushido was created after the Samurai age by Non Samurai.
Bushido was created by some bored Samurai during Edo period
Great Video! The Bakumatsu era is so fascinating!
I love you’re channel, just a small request can you do a video on the Christian rebellions of 1623 (I think) that would be so cool. Again love the channel. One of few channels keeping Japanese history alive.
@@patrickleach3320 We are going to get to that point in my new Edo Period series!
8:30 Little correction: most samurai were already in poverty by that period. They were a warrior class that were paid a meager amount but received immense riches after great battles, but they had not a single big battle since the Edo period begun.
The sources vary a lot, but some say from 50 to 85% of samurai were in a significant level destitution (wathever that really meant).
Some joined the Imperial Army against theyr masters' orders looking for a way out os poverty, just to be left by. Then they joined the Satsumo rebellion, for the same reasons.
As much as I enjoy the WWII content, it must feel good for the Armchair History team to do something different. I know WWII stuff gets clicks, and perhaps to a lesser extent Cold War stuff, but seeing the histories of lesser told eras and places is so important. This was a thoroughly enjoyable watch!
Agreed. I wasn't even aware that I wanted to know the answer to the question about what happened to the Samurai until I saw the title to this video. 🤔
Thanks, I already know its going to be a good video!, also I really like the little preview at the begging to show what your about to get into.
Keep up the good work! I can’t wait for the next map making stream.
I hope that Fire and Maneuver becomes way more popular with this video
Just like a movie. Wonderful job Griffin.
Glad to see you make a video related to the DLC!
your videos keep getting better and better
Love the unique video!! Great to shake things up from the usual stuff :)
It’s the nature of time that the old ways must give in
It’s the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
When the new meets the old it always ends the ancient ways
And as history told the old ways go out in a blaze
Encircled by a vulture, the end of ancient culture
The dawn of destiny draws near
Imperial force defied, facing 500 Samurai
Surrounded and outnumbered, 60 to 1 the sword face the gun
Bushido dignified, it’s the last stand of the Samurai
Surrounded and outnumbered
As a new age begins the way of the warrior comes to an end
As a new age begins the ways of old must apprehend
It’s the nature of time that the old ways must give in
It’s the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
An offer of surrender, Saigo ignore contender
The dawn of destiny is here
Until the dawn they hold on
Only 40 are left at the end
None alive, none survive
Shiroyama
60 to one, facing the gun
60 to one, culture undone
Oh yeah, i was looking exactly for this kind of comment
Ive found my people
TILL THE DAWN, THEY HOLD ON
ONLY 40 ARE LEFT AT THE END
NONE ALIVE
NONE SURVIVE
SHIROYAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
W
IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED
Solid change of pace my friends, as much as I love the usual content, it's nice to see a different region of the world get the attention of one of my favorite channels!!!
would love to see some more stories from before the 1900s and from more parts of the world. Love the vid!
The videos get better and better each time, it's crazy. Been watching for years. Insane journey.
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@@RedLogicYT Ger0 gear? I am subscribed to him and damn I don't see he posted anything in a while
Very nice seeing topics not in the 20th century, hope this kind of content continues
Woo a new episode and just about the Boshin War, I hadnt heard about this before your DLC lol.
Amazing video!!! Looking forward to the next one! Best of luck with the project "Fire & Maneuver"
seeing the samurai depicted in your guys' artstyle was pretty dope ngl, loved all the detailing on the armor
A nice change of history, with that said you should make a series on the Imjin War!
I'm so happy I found this channel. I recommend it to all my friends. And my sons are interested in history!
I really like how this channel grew! Keep it up!
I feel like every video u make is getting better in quality keep it up
Another great video love you guys keep up the good work :)
Amazing story telling
Fantastic work! Thank you AH team.
Fascinating. I love the quality of this content.
Samurai: *waves katana*
Industrial age military: *ha ha, Gatling gun goes brrrrrrrrt*
Wrong perception.
@@harukrentz435 r/woosh
they did carried fire arms but they are very few they used captured muskets and cannons you watch a inaccurate movie go read a history book
@@engineergaming3043Literally the Shogunate army during the Boshin war is composed of French trained infantry. So they had even more guns than that.
Please cover: War of 1812,
Birds-eye view of The Alamo,
Vietnam War Air combat, and/or Burmese Civil War (pick any part of it)
Man I gave been waiting for this video for a long time
I would always support you guys, excellent performance as always
as a WW2 buff, its refreshing to see another topic. Looking forward to maybe another timeline of history.
its a good day when armchair historian uploads!
Very good. Great work and great topic.
Wonderful illustrations!
I literally rewatched "The Last Samurai" today, what are the odds? LOL
Gun is better
I find it quite nice that the imperial forces werent extremely aggresive when treating the old shogunate supporters. I guess a bit of Bushido was behind their actions
No, they recognize early on that trying to antagonize them after defeat will just lead them to rebel later... Which indeed happened in 1877 with Saigo Takamori...
Excellent as always
Another phenomenal job. Cheers
If we’re going off of Total War: Shogun 2 logic it was the Armstrong Gun spam.
Hell, even parrot guns were OP
The entirety of the Bōshin War is underrated on itself, and the only stuff I know about it are Total War Shogun 2's FOTS, and Fate/Grand Order
THANK YOU! Amazing video❤
the opening music was FIRE
Till the dawn they hold on, only 40 are left are the end
None alive none survive
Shiroyama
Sabaton?
@@jorgenajar9407 Yes
🎵 hire a samurai 🎵
*important people hired samurai
This video is great! the video really gets that Japanese aesthetic and mixes it with your regular video. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the historic background! I really want to learn more about Japan in the late 1800s since I learned some details in one of my classes at school.
Once the word "Satsuma Rebellion" entered my ears, Shiroyama started playing in my head
Fun fact I found out about sword ownership in Japan.
Similar to firearm ownership in the United States, they must fill out some kind of paperwork and keep possession of it in their residence for a real Japanese sword.
finally exploring some new topics
Thank you for video sir
Good to see the channel covering some non-WW2 content for a change.
To be honest I already knew it all from Shogun 2 Total War and its expansions and Sabaton music, but still good job Historian 🥰
It's nice to see you talking about the history of other parts of the world.
I love your channel keep up the great stuff
Since you guys are delving into Japanese history, MAY I SUGGEST, the construction of IJN in WW2, or the Pacific War from the Japanese Perspective? Ideally Naval ofc since the most promiment battles included Midway.
Yay, a non ww2 video. I like your ww2 stuff, but your non ww2 vids are probably my favourites
Been waiting for a video on the samurai for a long time
These new video intros are amazing
Very rare that a government doesn't take revenge on those who it just fought against
Imma be real here, I'm so happy we finally got a video that wasn't about WW2
Just started reading about the Samurai and watching movies about them last week, then I see this in my notifications.
u r the best
Can we all take a moment to appreciate how cool these new video intros are
The japanese despite its isolation. Actually studies western technology. Rangaku (Kyūjitai: 蘭學/Shinjitai: 蘭学, literally "Dutch learning", and by extension "Western learning") was established in 1641 after the sakoku isolation is inacted. The primary purpose was to study western technology and medicine. Though the shogunate keep it a secret and doesnt allow them share the western knowledge to the public.
This is one of the reason why japanese are so quick to adapt to western technology. They have entire departement to study western technology with the right knowledge to operate and mantain the technology.
was wondering when you were gonna tackle the Japanese civil war as its usually a intresting topic and im noticing the animation improving 😄
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Boshin War was one of the most steampunk events ever...
Fending off samurai boarding steam ironclad, with gatling guns? Did really happen...
it was actually the Shogunate which had more gatling guns. One more, but there were only three in the whole country.
It's the nature of time that the old ways must give in
It's the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin
loving the new intro style
great video!
Can you make a video about the boxers rebellion? It would be really nice.
Just as I was boutta take a dookie he drops 🙏🏿🙏🏿 Will be watching this on the toilet 😈
please consider making a video on the sepoy mutiny, it is really interesting.
Great video
Boshin war DLC is actually pretty good for 10$
you forgot to mention the contributions of Tom Cruise to the Samurai Rebellion
Hey tomorrow from writing this is Anzac Day and I think all the Australian views would be hounded if you made a video on the Gallipoli campaign thank you
cool intro! Keep going whit the videos (oh and can u make a video about the yugoslav wars??)
Imperial force defied, facing 500 Samurai
Surrounded and outnumbered, 60 to 1 the sword face the gun
Bushido dignified, it’s the last stand of the Samurai
Surrounded and outnumbered
When the new age begins the way of the warrior comes to an end
It makes me want to see again the movie Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa !
Different vibes than usual... I like it!
Wow! These videos are so cool!
Please do more Japanese history! I’d love to see a video on the Sengoku Period.
Do a video on mr krabs during his days in the navy
LOVE the intro
This subject should get more episodes
I don't know how you forgot to include the Choshu domain - they're the ones who headed the Meiji Restoration and took control of the government after. Satsuma had a slightly smaller influence than Choshu.