Episode 127 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 10

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2015

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

1864 is probably the most important year in the Meiji Restoration that nobody really has heard of; the Tokugawa will come as close to winning their fight for control of Japan as they ever will, and the shishi movement will end up on the ropes. So, how did the Tokugawa stage such an effective comeback, and why did Tokugawa victories end up laying the groundwork for Tokugawa defeats down the line? All that and more, this week!

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1:30.9	Hello, and welcome to the History of Japan podcast. Hello, and welcome to the History of Japan podcast.
1:36.1	Episode 127, The Fall of the Samurai, Part 10.
1:43.1	This week, we finally make it to 1864, arguably the most important date in the Meiji Restoration that most people have never heard of.
1:46.4	I've been harping a lot on the theme that the outcome of all of this was not predetermined,
1:51.7	and that it all could have played out very differently, and I think 1864 demonstrates this very well.
1:58.0	If you were an observer alive at the end of 1864, and somebody came back in a time
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