Japanese History: The Nara Period Pt. 1 (Japanese History: The Textbook)

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

MISTAKES!! 1) The kanji for Empress Jitô's name near the beginning of this video is mistaken (it says Emperor Tenmu). I forgot to change it after copy-pasting. 2) In retrospect (I’m writing this a year later), I must admit that my explanation of pre-modern Japanese marriage here is a little inadequate. It is basically accurate regarding the emperor, but it is a major oversimplification of how things worked with the aristocracy and the samurai (who I implied had similar marriage customs). I hope to do a video someday covering the actual details of how the aristocracy and samurai married, but for now just be aware that they weren’t all necessarily polygamists.

[@AquilMandiqui]

what's the name of the song playing in the background?

[@cz8876]

This is superb, truly. I have been looking for a “high school/early college” level of comprehensive Japanese history in visual form for months. This is by far the best I have found. If anyone else I know becomes interested in Japanese history, be sure I will send them here. Thank you for this hard work, it’s a shame this channel doesn’t have more subscribers, but 17k is still an achievement. But it’s still selling you short! Thank you for this, and for directly addressing your sources.

[@comfyactor]

This is a masterful series, well-produced, very detailed but easy to understand. And, I might add, far more interesting and informative than any Japanese history course I've ever taken at a university.

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

I couldn't ask for higher praise! Thank you so much.

[@xersoslexersos6366]

@@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory He's 100% correct. I'm currently doing the Japanese ancient history module at Strasbourg University (my home university does not even dedicate Japanese history its own module), and I can without a doubt say that is a thousand times more informative than any of the two hour lectures I've attended. I would even go so far as to say this is a lot more informative than the vast majority of the history books we've been told to use when doing referencing for essays. If you could make text versions of these videos somewhere so that we could reference them (seeing as you reference, although with a bibliography, all your own sources yourself), that would be incredibly useful for more people than just me, I imagine.

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

@@xersoslexersos6366 I feel undeserving of such a high level of praise, but I’m beyond happy to hear that these videos are proving so useful to you and others. I will definitely keep in mind your suggestion about posting the full script in text form and start thinking about how best to do that. Perhaps I can link it in a Google Doc or something.

[@xersoslexersos6366]

@@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory Thank you so much.

[@darrenmoore7622]

That beat at the intro is so dope. I often replay your vids just to hear that intro.

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Thanks man! I dusted off my old beat-making skills to whip that one up for this series 💪 The sample is from an old Lone Wolf and Cub movie.

[@darrenmoore7622]

@@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory Cool. I love those movies.

[@cl.3614]

@@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory i wanted to ask what song it was, It's a great beat.

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

@@cl.3614 Thanks! I've got it up on Soundcloud over here now if you ever want to listen to just the beat: soundcloud.com/buyuudenbeats/lonewolf

[@clokwize]

Beat's been bumpin in my head for like the past 2 weeks lol

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

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[@Air-Striegler]

誠に真剣に働いている方でございます。

[@theRealtensigh]

Awesome video, not only by its content but the graphics and illustrations complimented the information perfectly.

[@jomon723]

Yes, I was thinking it should of just been Pit Dwellings ......😁Thanks for the change Love that Jomon Period

[@superduperwiiuowner]

Awesome video as always, cheers!

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Thanks as always for watching!

[@dukeheavens9990]

I need More and more

[@devinsmith4790]

From what I understand, the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (and maybe to the lesser extent the Fudoki) are pretty important texts in understanding early Japanese myth and history.

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

I think that’s absolutely true! They’re not always the most reliable narrators but they definitely serve as the primary foundation for a lot of the history scholarship on pre-Heian Japan.

[@SMAXZO]

Man, I wish my country's reference books had the "it'll get you to the OK colleges to the somewhat better colleges but you're gunning for like the elite schools, find another book" advertised on the cover!

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

You can't help but respect their bluntness 😂

[@sumosgarden5191]

Great video😄 keep up the good work

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@Air-Striegler]

This whole series is a single work of love. - A masterpiece. I will recommend it to all my Japanese co-enthusiasts. I would like to inquire on the background beat for the segment starting at 2:41. It´s so so dope. I cannot tell you how desperate and utterly destroyed I was to neither find it on your sound cloud nor on Buyuuden Beats. (TT). I implore you to quench this thirst. I´m more than willing to pay for the track, and gladly so if you´d be so kind as to share it. Just can´t get it out of my head. Gorgeous series, what a shame I´ve found it just today! All the best to you 武勇伝様！

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

That beat is actually from a song a friend and I made a number of years ago back when I was an aspiring rapper (I have walked a weird life path). If you don't mind hearing lyrics and a hook over it, you can check it out here: soundcloud.com/dopamineknights/bound-to-be I will try to post the beat itself to the Buyuuden Beats KZbin page sometime soon!

[@Air-Striegler]

@@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory Thank you most kindly. I recommend your channel to all my students and to my discord communities as well! I am very intrigued by what little I understand from your obviously very colorful life path, sir. You make outstanding musix, you have a fine pronunciation, you know your way around Japanese history as well as classic educational print resources in Japanese, which is all worth my ardent admiration and respect. Very much looking forward to any and all new releases from your creative good self. おさらば!

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

@@Air-Striegler Thank you! I am humbled by the praise, and I very much appreciate the support. I will continue chugging along and doing my best over here. I uploaded the beat by itself to Buyuuden Beats just a moment ago, so feel free to check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJPMpWynmK-dfsU

[@ts_classic]

I just love how you always use Kawase Hasui's printing at the end

[@dusanmelentijevic2284]

Brilliant stuff man! Keep it coming!

[@Recaru]

While watching, I noticed that Empress Jito's name in Japanese is 天武天皇 when it should be 持統天皇, otherwise great video as usual!

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Noooooo😭 I definitely copy-pasted the text box from the previous scene and then forgot to change the kanji. It’s times like these that I really wish KZbin still allowed annotations... Great catch though!

[@bill.m.buttlicker6060]

@@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory No need to be hard on yourself, you're doing an excellent piece of work here!

[@sebastianjuara]

amazing content!! thank you so much

[@Hilversumborn]

Ironic how the Kamatari/Fujiwara became just like the Soga

[@akashayushman8307]

Prince Nagaya never forgotten his enemies 😂

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

That’s what I like to think!

[@farhanatashiga3721]

07:39 well that's certainly something the current imperial family wished wouldn't be a problem

[@budo51]

I ike the music in the intro .

[@hannahstorytime39]

Watching this and Linfamy's series in parallel is quite the contrast. Both offer interesting points of view, and I appreciate both creators, but it's great to see that history is not static or myopic, and each historian brings their own voice to how history is viewed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKiUm6qGbJybb8k

[@tahzib1451]

as a modern person i have no idea how deadly pox can be...i had what appeared to be chicken pox when i was 17 and it was just a single pimple on my wrist and one under my eye...all i had was a high fever...

[@AquilMandiqui]

What is the title of the song being played in the backdrop? Its vibe elicits a sense of melancholy.

[@vgamedude12]

What is the song in tbe intro? I looked in the description but didnt see it, maybe i missed it.

[@Jim58223]

wolves among sheep silibil n brains

[@vgamedude12]

@Jim58223 man the rest of the song is not what I expected. I wonder where specifically the Japanese girls part is from

[@Jim58223]

@@vgamedude12 It's from Kozure Okami TV series - Opening is just the Japanese part.

[@vgamedude12]

@@Jim58223 i found the Japanese part thanks

[@greekgodsandhumanmythtakes5116]

that intro song SMACKS

[@ch-jg7sb]

nice Video👌

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Thank you sir!

[@seanwelch71]

Did side wives consolidate alliances?

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Definitely! The existence of polygamy actually allowed families to make multiple alliances at a time, which was pretty convenient.

[@barbiebarbie1813]

During the Qin Dynasty (秦朝), when the Chinese people arrived in Japan by ship (Fleeing and expanding the territory due to the Chinese war). The local indigenous people regarded the Chinese as God. The image of the Japanese gods looked like ancient Chinese and Chinese clothes.You can see that Japanese myths are adapted from Chinese mythology. (The Japanese were still indigenous during this period. And there was no characters.) These Chinese in ancient Japan later returned to China (the Tang Dynasty). They asked the Chinese Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to send a large number of Chinese scholars and Chinese technicians (including architects, doctors, monks, artist ,Chinese martial arts Master ...). Let them take a big ship to Japan together. Establish a Chinese local regime in Japan. It becomes a part of a Chinese territory. Like other Chinese cities. In ancient Japan, it was fixed to the Chinese emperor to send goods to the Chinese emperor each year (it did not stop until the Qing Dynasty清朝 in China). These tong Chinese have been wearing Chinese clothing in Japan (But Japan lacks resources. The cloth material is rough). They build a Chinese Tang -style building in Japan. Chinese coins appear in Japan. Chinese etiquette (including kneeling and chopsticks, etc.). Use China's governance system and religious culture (Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism to Japan). Since the beginning, the official language of Japan is Chinese language and Chinese characters (only the Chinese royal family and nobles use and learn). Japanese history uses Chinese characters to record (classical Chinese). It mainly records the life of Chinese officials and nobles in Japan. And civilians are local indigenous Japanese. They speak Japanese language. There is no characters. Ancient Korean Peninsula and northern Vietnam. It is closer to China. China is more direct about its governance. The situation is similar to Japan. In Japan, there are many large tombs (and unearthed cultural relics) of ancient Chinese. These tombs are also built by traditional Chinese methods. But the Japanese have denied the fact that ancient Chinese originally established in Japan. This is because Japan has become an independent country in modern times. The history of more great Japanese nations needs to be built. This is the same as South Korea and Vietnam. ***************************** From the pre -Qin dynasty, there have been 4 times large -scale immigrants from Chinese Han people to enter the Japanese islands and Korean Peninsula, which have a profound impact on the historical trends of China and Japan and ( Korean Peninsula ). Focus on reference materials : Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD) Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history ) The Chinese carefully taught the primitives of Japan (and korea) at the time to teach the knowledge of rice, cutting wells, manufacturing agricultural tools, spreading medicine, textiles and other knowledge. They pushed Japan from the brutal primitive society to a slave society. Chinese Han people's four large -scale immigrants enter the Japanese islands record : 1. Qin and Han Dynasty Qin Shihuang (秦始皇 259-210 BC) swept the six regions. In order to escape the war, the Chinese people fled to Japan in two ways: Some Chinese people crossed the sea from the Northeast to the Korean Peninsula to Japan. Japan. 2. During the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties (420 -589 BC) During the period of "Upheaval of the Five Barbarians 五胡亂華", in order to avoid the war, the Chinese people began a wave of migration to a large -scale migration around. Most of the fleeing Chinese finally went to Japan, forming the climax of immigration to Japan. The representative is Liu Azhi (劉阿知), the descendant of Emperor Han Xian(漢獻帝). 3. The Sui and Tang Dynasties (581-907 BC) Japan sent a large -scale Tang ambassador to China to visit China, while China sent a large number of people to spread advanced technology and culture to Japan. Most of these people are monks or cultural scholars. They are left as required by the Japanese because of the difficult sailing and welcomed by Japan. They often stay and "domestication" into the Japanese. The representative is the monk Jianzhen(監真). 4. The Song (960-1279)and Ming dynasties(1368-1644) In the Yuan Dynasty, the Han people in the southern Song Dynasty broke their families. In order to avoid the war and kill, they moved to Japan one after another. The representative of this period was scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty - Lanxi Daolong(蘭溪道隆). ***************************** In ancient China. Due to the escape or expansion of territorial reasons. There were many records of the Han people moved to the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese islands (including Okinawa). Establishing small countries and regimes on these islands (representing Chinese senior officials rather than emperor). In addition to the later period of Japan (because of the ocean). The Han regime on the Korean Peninsula has always been the ancient Chinese territory and the scope of direct jurisdiction (but sometimes it is similar to the different phenomenon of political opinions from the central government. It is similar to the situation in Taiwan and Hong Kong today. When the relationship between Taiwan and Hong Kong and the central government is bad. Sometimes they think they are independent countries or claim to be non -Chinese). The history of the establishment of a regime on the Korean Peninsula (Goguryeo, Baiji, Silla, Goryeo , Joseon). It is not the history of the Korean people. Instead, it is the history of the local regime of the Han people in northern China.These royal family and nobles are Chinese and descendants who move to the peninsula. They are wearing Han nationality clothing and using Chinese characters. They also claim to be the Han family. They are like Hong Kong and Macau and Taiwan. The Han people basically speak two Chinese languages (Chinese dialects+Chinese official language), one of the Han dialects that are lost. Only some civilians and slaves are indigenous people from the south of the peninsula (Koreans). This is very certain. (A large number of ancient Chinese tombs were unearthed on the 4/5 Korean Peninsula today. Han murals (depicting the lives of the Han people in the north), the fairy and god beast of the Han nationality.Han religion. Chinese character stone monument. Han Dynasty coins. ........... The southernmost part of the peninsula is unearthed in the original and backward Korean national life tools. It can be seen that the extremes of two different ethnic groups( Chinese VS Korean ) and different civilizations exist at the same time in the same period of the peninsula history. ***************************** Before 1966, the Japanese royal family and nobles (mainly descendants of Chinese and Chinese scholars). The official language and text have always been Chinese language and Chinese characters (classical Chinese). Only civilians use Japanese language and no characters . 1866. Japanese abolition of Chinese characters. The official words were changed to Japanese language and Japanese characters (keep about 1,000 Chinese characters). Before 1910, the Korean royal family and nobles (descendants of Chinese and Chinese scholars). Official languages and words have always been Chinese language and Chinese characters (classical Chinese). Only civilians use Korean language and no characters . In 1910, Korea was invaded. Korea abolished Chinese characters. The official words were changed to Korean language and Korean characters (appeared in the 15th century).

[@vespelian]

Background music far too loud and distracting.