The Samurai

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 8 November 2021

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After a bloody battle on September 22nd, 1877, Saigo Takamori and his loyal warriors pause on a hillside overlooking Kagoshima. They’ll never surrender, but they’re wounded, exhausted, and massively outnumbered, and Saigo already knows how this will end. Because his noble Samurai army aren’t just fighting the Emperor’s gun-wielding forces. They’re fighting progress itself. And that’s a battle they cannot win. But were the Samurai really a class of elite martial artists, driven by unbreakable codes of chivalry and loyalty? Or, behind the propaganda, just a self-important militia of romanticised thugs? This is a Short History of the Samurai. Written by Joe Viner. With thanks to Jonathan Clements, historian, and author of A Brief History of the Samurai. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.3	It's September 22nd, 1877. Darkness has fallen over the coastal turn of Kagoshima in the
1:10.9	southwestern province of Satzuma, Japan. The night is cool, following a rain shower,
1:18.5	in contrast to the stifling heat of the day. The breeze carries with it a faint scent
1:24.0	of pine needles, and faint a yet gunpowder. Across the bay illuminated by a ribbon of moonlight
1:33.5	stitched across the water. The smoldering volcano, Sakurajima, stands in ghostly silhouette
1:41.1	against the inky black sky. A thick plume of smoke billows from its crater, serving as
1:48.5	a constant reminder to the local people of the fragility of life as they know it. Tonight,
1:55.9	they need no reminding.
2:00.5	Six months earlier, a government official named Saigo Takamori recruited men from Satzuma
2:07.2	and other southern provinces to launch a rebellion. Their enemy is the Emperor. He has been attempting
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