Episode 240 - All in the Family, Part 2

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This week, we cover the sengolu era history of the Shimazu clan, and their meteoric ascent from minor lords to major ones in the span of a few decades. Plus, the Tokugawa and the Shimazu, the role of sugar in the Shimazu clan's fortunes, and the invasion of the Ryukyu islands. It's a packed episode!

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0:49.2	the podcasts. Hello and welcome to the History of Japan podcast, episode 240, All in the Family, Part 2.
1:16.2	Last week, we covered the rise of the Shemazu clan from its earliest beginnings to the late Sengoku period.
1:22.7	This week, we're going to explore how the Shemazu became one of the most prominent families in Japanese politics.
1:29.3	And that story begins with the 16th clan head, Shimazu Yoshihisa.
1:34.3	Yoshihisa was all of 33 when his father, the 15th clan head, retired from politics and took the vows of a Buddhist monk.
1:42.3	A good age for a new lord, which is why
1:45.6	his father chose to retire when he did, like his not. Yoshihisa was old enough to be
1:50.5	seasoned, having helped his father lead military campaigns to re-secure Shemazu hold over their
1:55.7	vassals and lands in southern Kyushu, but not so old that he couldn't provide long-term stability for
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