Yoritomo the Clanslayer and Kinslayer (Genpei War 6 END) | History of Japan 65

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Clanslayer is my name for Yoritomo, not anyone else’s… Genpei War series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npuTp5yLZrOCpck Japanese Folktales: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJixp5Shgb6BqtE Please consider supporting the channel =) 🔸PATREON (blog, art): www.patreon.com/Linfamy 🔸MERCH: teespring.com/stores/linfamy (s;hirts, stickers, phone cases, and more!) 🔸DONATE: www.paypal.me/Linfamy

[@akirashinsa]

Hi

[@imran.k5681]

How's your day limfamy?

[@Linfamy]

@@akirashinsa hallo

[@Linfamy]

@@imran.k5681 just woke up, it's pretty good so far :p

[@akirashinsa]

@@Linfamy damn it's the first time someone replied to me.

[@sergiojuanmembiela6223]

I guess those Fujiwara guys should have tried to influence the Imperial Family to avoid ending like that. Like, for example, marrying their women within the Imperial Family.

[@chantalnyiramwiza2453]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JiggaMan1297]

Little did Yoritomo know that by wiping out the last few strong names in the Minamoto Clan, he was dooming the future of his clan. Nobody was around to fend for his son and grandson who was both removed and assassinated.

[@lawrencelow949]

Unlike the current Woke times, Sustainability wasn't the fashion then. Nor was it during the times of Qinshihuang & Richard III. 😅

[@JiggaMan1297]

@@lawrencelow949 this isn’t true though because I’m pretty sure most samurai were willing commit suicide in order to ensure the prosperity and honor of their future generations and family name

[@lawrencelow949]

@@JiggaMan1297 yes, but I meant that these 3 individuals were willing to kill their own kin & clan to eliminate competition, instead of committing seppuku. Anyways the concept of seppuku doesn't apply in Chinese or English society.

[@tomlxyz]

​@@lawrencelow949 that's such a stupid comment. Sustainability was regularly of concern. Rulers didn't want what they ruled to break apart Only with capitalism and short term profit did that really changed

[@rockgamiasedes677]

It has nothing to do with wokeness, all the kings / rulers wanted stability and safety for their own. In Japan it was pretty normal for warlords or clan leaders to fight for both sides. Like from clan X some would be fighting for side A and some for Side B. This ensured after a lot of sepukku or head removal clan still had members left. What Yoritomo thought he was doing for his survival only doomed his family in a really short time. That was K K's point. Which is perfectly reasonable. The only thing I would say in Yoritomo's defense is that he could not have seen what future holds.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Poor Antoku. He had just finished learning colors as well.

[@baronsamedi5741]

This really is Japanese Game of thrones

[@suliwa670]

Feudal japan to G.O.T: amateurs

[@kkcuzz]

Romance of the 3 Kingdoms enters the chat.

[@paulinettejaenquirindongor9495]

Yup

[@FFFFFF-pu6tb]

Yeap😎

[@josebenardi1554]

@@suliwa670 The Japanese were the amateurs with the whole "not killing the sons of your enemies".

[@bificommander]

"This Yoritomo is really mad at my boss for sending him the head of a guy he wanted dead. Maybe he'll reward me if I send him my boss's head." Great plan there.

[@Linfamy]

Sometimes you gotta take risks, and sometimes those risks are fatal.

[@phnexOice]

No one ever said Samurai were geniuses

[@Alias_Anybody]

That level of brother-killing was usually an Ottoman specialty.

[@firstnamelastname4249]

The ottomans didn't behead their brothers though

[@santisomchay6444]

Maybe not but the idea of having all 5 of you're half brothers being killed by suffocation when they are only 6 or 8 years old because of throne.Well that actually kind of made it more brutal.

[@firstnamelastname4249]

@Atheist Militant According to the Ottoman tradition Nobles die by choking with a bow string

[@empirespeech2430]

When there are too much civil wars, so you decide to make you sons' future better. 🤨

[@bluestrife28]

That baby Antoku bit ; Your dark humor never fails to make me laugh. Best docu-series on Japanese history I’ve ever seen.

[@lawrencelow949]

Baby Yoda it is not 😂😂😂 And Mandalorian is busy elsewhere

[@DaRealRessonance]

Brothers: Vibing Clan: Vibing Yoritomo: I’m about to end all of y’all careers

[@rin_etoware_2989]

i watched a Japanese touristy DYK-type things as a child, and there was an episode where they talked about a city in the North of Japan that was once beautiful but now in ruined irrelevance. I assumed then it was destroyed during the Sengoku Jidai. Only literally now did I connect the dots that that lost beautiful city was Hiraizumi. As a nostalgia junkie, I really like Atlantis-type stuff: beautiful cities lost to the horrors of absurd cosmic indifference, like Hiraizumi.

[@Linfamy]

It's humbling to see how fast great cities/civilizations can disappear.

[@Astavyastataa]

Sic transit Gloria mundi.

[@morricane5087]

Yep, its a tiny town of 7000 people nowadays...its quite interesting, although Yoritomo apparently razed it, he also was impressed with its splendor and had several structures (such as temples) in Kamakura erected modelled after buildings he saw in Hiraizumi.

[@alex_zetsu]

Yoritomo was a huge douche, killing his own brothers, particularly since Yoshitsune was the one who enabled his rise to power. Seriously, Noriyori would have never been in a position to cross over to Kyushu if it wasn't for Yoshitsune's campaign. Yoshitsune never betrayed his brother. Yoritomo is merely the most egregious example though. The famed samurai honor seemed to be an exception, almost as if these guys were doing things characteristic of humans.

[@Pippin1505]

The bushido stuff is mostly a romantic idea of "the good old days" pushed during the relatively peaceful Tokugawa shogunate. Brothers killing each other to control the clan was a classic. Takeda Shingen overthrew and "exiled" his own father. Uesugi Kenshin was originally from the Nagao clan, an Uesugi vassal , but forced his overlord to adopt him and took over. The list goes on and on...

[@lawrencelow949]

Don't worry, Yoritomo has reincarnated as Zelensky 😁

[@tiresias7231]

"Brother, help me!" "Long. Live. The Shogun."

[@Linfamy]

😎

[@BuriedFlame]

"Hail Hydra."

[@LloydSeven]

Wow, brutal times! But I guess that was the only way to get a head.

[@Linfamy]

Oi 🤦‍♂️😂

[@edi9892]

Well, now he can no longer be the head of the clan...

[@scythegrill4673]

That brief moment for Antoku had me laughing

[@Linfamy]

😅

[@Latinkon]

Thanks for making this series! Saw the 2021 anime series _The Heike Story_ and found your Genpei War playlist. It helped immensely in understanding and better appreciating the historical events of the anime. Shame though the series was not 24+ episodes to give the scope of the conflict justice; not to mention to help really give depth to the story's historical personalities.

[@fraincross8644]

Minamoto no Yoritomo has unlocked the achievement. "Clanslayer." Another video about the Genpei War. This must be a dream. Good job on this one Linfamy. Is the Virus Yokai still affecting you?

[@Linfamy]

I'm not sick, but still under lockdown. Things are slowly opening back up though.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

7:27 wrong Kanto, Squirtle.

[@WildBillCox13]

Liked and shared. And, as for poor Antoku . . . "Under the sea . . ."

[@oiudatropen9548]

What? No poop? I remember the good ol is days when linfi said poop 76 times in one video!

[@Linfamy]

Some call that childish, I call it art.

[@caseymartin190]

I love your videos. They are a great combination of art, humor, and historical knowledge! Looking forward to seeing future videos on Kamakura period happenings, the Mongol invasions, the Ashikaga Shoguns, the Warring States period and any other aspects of Japanese history and culture you choose to select. 頑張ってください！！

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like em =)

[@VioletMilks]

bruh how yoritomo gonna kill my man, yoshitsune

[@ilonakatona9835]

I didn't expect history can be this entertaining. Thanks for your work!

[@Nakrin27]

Quiz Question: The outcast village that had a monopoly over pee collection in Osaka was the man, the myth, the legend...Ken *Watanabe* !!!

[@Linfamy]

😂

[@user-et6sx4fx5j]

​@@Linfamyyou mean watanabe no tsuna the oni slayer of minamoto no raikou subburdnte

[@rossb9984587]

I visited Hiraizumi last year. There's not an awful lot left, although some of the remaining temples are pretty cool, and it had some interesting archaeological sites. I also had some really good soba noodles there.

[@Linfamy]

Nice, glad you had a good time there =)

[@khorkienjoo5292]

And so, this is it, we've finally come to the part we've been waiting for: The samurai became organised and powerful, more powerful than the government, so they set up their own military government, in Kamakura. Then they let the emperor be "emperor", but the shogun's in control.

[@Calvini2013]

All these great folk stories about Yoshitsune and he just died like that 😥

[@usvidragonslayer3091]

Awesome! I've learn a lot about the Genpai war. Thank you so much!

[@Linfamy]

[@NotsoClassicClassicmovies]

Great video Keep them coming.

[@MrKIMBO345]

Japanese version of feudalism? No wonder on why people compared between Japan and Europe. This video is great.

[@Linfamy]

Thank you

[@romax3115]

hmmm was so sure there will be a mention of benkei died standing up protecting yoshitsune , oh well

[@brixtine1125]

...I think you should put that cute little maiko playing the shamisen on a shirt. Because I would buy it. Then I would wear it. Keep up the good work, dude, I watch every week. This is perfect because I retain information so much better when it is presented in a cartoon format. Take care!

[@ailahkathrina53]

I always love watching your videos while waiting for my food to cook!

[@andressustaita7304]

finally now do a video about the standing death of benkei

[@atsukorichards1675]

Yes! I'd like to see that very much.

[@insertnamehere001]

I see Yoritomo read 'De Principatibus' by Niccolo Machiavelli which basically says: to gain and maintain power, kill everybody who has power.

[@timmyturner327]

Fun fact: Watanabe is among the most common Japanese family names.

[@timmyturner327]

@ボイス japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/the-10-most-common-surnames-in-japan-and-their-meanings

[@anastasiap6253]

Hey, Linfamy. I have an idea for a yokai video you might be interested in. Legend has it that Taira no Masakado had a daughter who was a witch and summoned a giant skeleton or something like that. Now these skeletons are called Gasha dokuro or Odokuro. Very interesting. Maybe they could be in the top ten most dangerous yokai?

[@Linfamy]

Maybe 🤔

[@WildBillCox13]

"Yulshitsune . . ." "My name isn't . . ." "Holy Geeze!" "See what I mean?"

[@Linfamy]

Hopefully he did it in a bucket to gain some money for the coming battle.

[@WildBillCox13]

@@Linfamy Linked Poop Wars around to good response.

[@shellknight1323]

Yoritomo: *Vibe Check!*

[@cobytang]

Yo, Lin, the Kamakura dot on the map is on where Tokyo would've been. The real Kamakura should be on the small peninsula a bit down south.

[@Linfamy]

Dangit, you're right. Good eye 💗

[@anushkabidwai.7750]

Linfamy: Emperor antoku didn’t got enough time in last video. Me(excited) : yes, yes. Finally something about little Emperor. . . . . Linfamy : drowns the Emperor in slow motion. Me: 😒😒😒 (It was funny though..😅)

[@Linfamy]

Sorry 😅

[@solahaze8948]

7:20 that's some Ned Stark level honor gymnastics

[@farazmalik4925]

Hey man! I can see you are not getting te views you used to. I just wanna say i dearly enjoy your content and your videos are awsome.

[@illyasvielemiya9059]

What song did you use for a moment for Emperor Antoku? I like it, it shooting....

[@Linfamy]

It's called minyo san kyoku

[@illyasvielemiya9059]

@@Linfamy thank you

[@TheQuestionmarkstudi]

“My oh my what a wonderful day...”

[@Linfamy]

Plenty of sunshine heading my way

[@島袋誠-z6k]

Wait a lot of people don't know, but Yoshitsune escaped to Mongolian and became genghis khan, they where talking about this back in the Kamakura Jidai so...

[@Hydln]

What was that song used as the backdrop of drowning baby Emperor Antoku? It sounded faintly familiar

[@Linfamy]

It is called minyo san kyoku.

[@arifjonatan9300]

Proof that the politics of appeasement will never work. Thank you for making this series. 😀😀

[@Linfamy]

Thanks for watching!

[@thedoruk6324]

*The Purge* - Nippon Edition

[@Linfamy]

💀💀💀

[@edi9892]

The purge US edition is out now.

[@abelolsen9656]

Hey, congrats with 300K subs. I was bing-watching your vids to see where you will get 300K's, but it was not here.

[@Linfamy]

Thank you

[@walteririzarry7380]

I've always loved the battle of Dan-no-ura, the tale of the Heike, and the ghost story of Hoichi the earless.

[@Sandra.Molchanova]

RIP Antoku 🥺

[@Linfamy]

☠

[@shaggythewriter8185]

Tira's revolt - "f*ck 12!" Yoritomo's revolt - "f*ck... oh wait I can be 12!"

[@d3pl0y3r23]

Lost it at baby Antoku rolling to the sea🤣 So dark

[@imran.k5681]

Hello hope your safe

[@Linfamy]

I am very safe

[@imran.k5681]

@@Linfamy that's good news

[@arthursa8473]

RIP yoshitune you will always be my best persona

[@ryanwidjaja4252]

Hi Linfamy, I really like your history of Japan series. Would you continue this series until the Meiji era, World War II, or the 21st century and the Reiwa era?

[@Linfamy]

Depends on what people want :)

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@@Linfamy All!

[@alexanderbartholomeuls5968]

Yes i have been waiting for this (first)

[@jhudieltheone308]

Good job! Linfamy will award you

[@Linfamy]

Close ;)

[@alexanderbartholomeuls5968]

@@jhudieltheone308 realy

[@jhudieltheone308]

@@alexanderbartholomeuls5968 nvm

[@icemario19]

It was Watanabe! I remember because it's the last name of peruvian chef Ciro Watanabe, who passed away recently.

[@72XchevelleX454]

I can't believe you covered Yoshitsune but not Benkei!!!

[@vincenttekelenburg3740]

the outkast village was Jacksonville

[@Linfamy]

😂

[@snev5188]

YO WASSUP?!

[@Linfamy]

Howdy

[@sayeedahmedaliclass7533]

So in the end yoshitsune helped his brother reach the throne and later his brother betrayed

[@CoolHistoryBros]

Can you talk about the differences between the historical Genpei War and The Tale of the Heike, the epic that's based on it?

[@Linfamy]

Hard to do I think, most info comes from the heike monogatari anyways. How about a series on the tale of the heike 🤔

[@CoolHistoryBros]

@@Linfamy Yeah, that sounds great!

[@Huy-G-Le]

According to Angolmois: Record of the Mongol Invasion of Japan, Child Empire survives with the helps the of the local Amishi.

[@stormbringer2680]

Please make more videos please

[@poissony]

Also, I hope you cover the Kamakura period! :) It’s one of the most overlooked periods when people study Japanese history, but imo it fascinates me. Mostly due to the explosion in Buddhist cults lol

[@Linfamy]

Yeah that's coming sometimes =)

[@morricane5087]

Kamakura Buddhism being pretty much the only thing that's decently covered in English lol

[@SplendidFactor]

I had completely forgotten about the Oshu Fujiwara in this series. Their addition in Shogun 2: Rise of the Samurai felt more like an easter egg faction.

[@Linfamy]

Unfortunately for them, Yoritomo did not forget

[@holyreaper2550]

Who doesn't sub and like linfamy should be punished to not get to eat or drink for a year

[@Linfamy]

No one would last a year tho 🤔

[@jhudieltheone308]

Is this the end of heian?

[@Linfamy]

It is =)

[@AGS363]

@@Linfamy Oh No! No more emo poem parties! What cruel fate....

[@just_radical]

@@AGS363 They come back in the Muromachi period don't worry.

[@nont18411]

“I might have ‘shit’ in my name but you truly are a shit brother.” - Yoshitsune’s last word to Yoritomo

[@davesawyer1164]

Nicu content

[@chesthoIe]

Pee collection is pretty important. This extraordinarily strange pee collector from France discovered he could turn pee into light itself, uncovering the first element distilled since ancient times, phosphorous.

[@jackeldridge4225]

You know I could totally see a anime series tying in Tomoe Gozen to Thr Grandchild. The kid before departing was switched with a peasants child. The real child given to Gozen to raise and train.

[@kahlilg9824]

45 seconds and no likes for shame

[@imran.k5681]

Like here

[@latoyathunderstar9585]

Tch. I just remembered that it was used for fertilizer for plants. As well as the peasants dung was less valuable than the aristocracy.

[@bflory1699]

Answer is Watanabe. This channel is awesome by the way. I always get excited when I see a new video up.

[@Linfamy]

No you're awesome

[@gazepreyed]

Hey new Fujiwara from Oshu. What happened to the good old tradition of marrying your daughters to make allies? New Fujiwara: We don't do that anymore. Sending bloody heads makes us more outstanding.

[@hungthiem6491]

Sad for baby antoku

[@kristi7077]

Please make a video on Genji Monogatari next time!

[@Linfamy]

That's gotta be like 10 videos 😅

[@kristi7077]

I never thought of that...Lol😅

[@billsummy2412]

A-HA ... Emo poems ... BAZINGA :-)

[@satriorama4118]

It is the stupid Fujiwara son who sell out Yoshitsune. His father and brother on the other hands, love Yoshitsune like their own family. Yoritomo is really crazy.

[@andreutormos7210]

I'm early, have to say hi!

[@Linfamy]

Howdy!

[@ryuo8852]

Meanwhile somewhere in history .... Yoritomo actually stumble upon a well and was isekai and was reincarnated as a puppy in the 20th century... '_'

[@Zee200]

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga😂

[@animeweeb9681]

“Clanslayer* Me: Itachi?

[@enoc4718]

Deadly at the office lol

[@madambutterfly1997]

If he had dragons he could use the Dracarys Method. "You scratch my back, i wont incinerate yours,"

[@Linfamy]

Dragons solve many problems.

[@akimonster]

I remember the stories of ancient warlords doing emails yes

[@Linfamy]

very convenient back then

[@revan0890]

The answer is Urinal no Johnmaru

[@Linfamy]

🤔😂

[@JaniceMoan]

What do you mean we don't get anything? We get your sweet jokes

[@Linfamy]

Sometimes a blessing, sometimes a curse 😅

[@luislozano6073]

I am praying to Arceus for baby Antoku

[@krimzonstriker7534]

Can't wait for the next major conflict series. After the rise of the Hojo, the Jokyu War its on to what everyone's been waiting for. Mongols are coming ;)

[@Linfamy]

The Mongols, everyone's beloved bloodthirsty killers.

[@edi9892]

I kinda missed a tributes section at the end and a brief mention of sponsors... BTW: do you think that the Hunger Games were a ripoff of Battle Royal?

[@Jobe-13]

0:43 Dr. Seuss would approve.

[@Linfamy]

Dr. Seuss?

[@madambutterfly1997]

Law and Order SSU (Special Samurai's Unit)

[@juliodiazdiaz9328]

In sekiro shadows die twice there is a sword called the mortal blade, what type of sword is it and is it based on a sword in Japanese folklore. Sekiro is based in a fantasy sengoku era Japan but with fantasy.

[@user-du8wu1ym7e]

His personality is often described as a "ruthless politician." Because he drove many of his Clan and brothers to death.and He was less likely to lead the soldiers himself. Yoritomo himself is said to have excelled at martial arts, but as a combat commander, he has not shown a special track record. However, the military system which entrusts each site to the deputy commander and the military supervisor is a pioneer in the history of the world. He was mainly in political negotiations, and he established the Kamakura Shogunate.. In other words, Yoritomo is a symbol of the rising East Country samurai forces. Yoritomo is a symbol of the Eastern Samurai Army, and all his achievements are attributed to his personal abilities, but it is not overrated there is. Because his political power and ability to control human resources are highly regarded, and he is a genius of organization-building in Japanese history, and his skill is more skillful than Ieyasu Tokugawa, who modeled him on to future generations. The picture, which is believed to be Yoritomo Minamoto, was Naotugu of Takauji Ashikaga's yang brother, who created the Muromachi Shogunate.

[@heiwiik8744]

rip in piece genpei war you made linfamy relase 6 vidoes on u. a new re cord

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@ihavenomouthandimusttype9729]

The true loss of the genpei war was the loss of the imperial regalia and the death of the Northern Fujiwara and Hiraizumi.

[@Raizelen]

is this ushiwakamarus brother

[@tiaroybal9333]

I need to rewatch these because I'm getting all the people mixed up 🥴😅 the pee collecting village was Watanabe

[@Linfamy]

Yeah, the names do get confusing..