Real Ghost of Tsushima - Mongol Invasion of Japan DOCUMENTARY

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In the new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary, we will tell the story of the Mongol Invasion of Japan and will focus on the attack on the islands of Tsushima and Iki, as the samurai attempt to defend their realm against the forces of the Yuan khan Kublai.
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This video was narrated by Officially Devin ( / @offydgg & / @gameworldnarratives )
Sources:
- Conlan, Thomas D.. In Little Need of Divine Intervention: Takezaki Suenaga’s Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan. Translated by Thomas D. Conlan. East Asia Program Cornell University: Ithaca, New York, 2001.
- Hsin Yüan Shih 250 in Japan in the Chinese Dynastic Histories: Later Han through Ming Dynasties. Translated by Ryusaku Tsunoda, edited by L. Carrington Goodrich, 73-105. South Pasadena: P.D and Ione Perkins, 1951.
- Hazard, Benjamin B. “The Formative Years of the Wakō, 1223-63,” Monumenta Nipponica 22 no. ¾ (1967): 260-277.
- Ishii Susuma, “The Decline of the Kamakura bakufu,” in The Cambridge History of Japan, vol. 3 Medieval Japan. Edited by Kozo Yamamura, translated by Jeffrey P. Mass and Hitomi Tonomura, 128-174. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
- M.S. Seoh, “A Brief Documentary Survey of Japanese Pirate Activities in Korea in the 13th-15th Centuries.” Journal of Korean Studies 1 no.1, (1969):23-39.
- Rossabi, Morris. “The Reign of Khubilai Khan,” in Cambridge History of China, Vol. 6 Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368
- Rossabi, Morris. Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times. University of California Press, 1988.
- Turnbull, Stephen. The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2010.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

If you want to learn more about the invasion of Japan by the Mongols, check out our video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXfbc517l6qDjpI and the podcast bit.ly/2C5inAT! Tomorrow (Saturday 9 AM EST), we will play Ghost of Tsushima on livestream. Consider joining us. We will talk about the Mongols and the Samurai.

[@rmz9309]

Turkey you can please the liberation war series

[@NumbNutts]

Thanks for making that BLM post K and G.. Now I don't fell bad for skipping your ads.

[@barelyinsane4642]

So no one going to tell em doves 🕊 dont sound like seagulls?

[@zuzudernegger9721]

March of Empires :)))) I started my game programming career with March of Empires. I can't believe it is still alive after all these years.

[@luisfontanez6939]

Hey kings and general, could you do a video about the holy roman empire

[@fishnujish1511]

"The Emperor ignores the Khan's letters" The Ghosting of Tsushima

[@aljaca98]

Underrated comment

[@ankureros6272]

Heavily underrated comment

[@manuelminozaii9464]

damn, 7 likes to 69

[@dp_upperscore8119]

Saw this on another vid lol

[@alexcortez8909]

Copy-paster of Tsushima

[@iHaveAimAssists]

This is incorrect. Jin killed all the mongols

[@thecrusader4988]

@@probestone667 It's a joke.

[@vg9564]

@@probestone667 r/woosh

[@connorkenway5452]

@@vg9564 what is woosh

[@user-gs5np7tv3c]

with all the styles and equipment...

[@edusdrawings5132]

@@connorkenway5452 it's a subreddit where people post images of other people who don't understand sarcasm or a joke.

[@dastemplar9681]

Even the developers of Ghost of Tsushima said this game wasn’t meant to be historically accurate. Every character was fictional and they focused more on just presenting a authentic Feudal Japanese experience. The only accurate part was the beginning battle of the Mongol Invasion in which a cavalry charge of 80 samurai attempted to cut down the Mongol invaders. Even Mongol records revealed that the Samurai of Tsushima fought with a determination and ferocity the Mongols never saw from an enemy before. Even one source stating a witness of how one samurai downed 25 Mongols before he was finally overwhelmed.

[@theapexfighter8741]

DasTemplar 96 samurais were not perfect, but they were the greatest warriors in my opinion.

[@nfrost1986]

Really cool and I love the game

[@steviebob4]

He hit Ghost stance levels never thought possible that night.

[@kobzster06]

I agree, I don't think the game was ever meant to be "historically accurate," that's just a term that's always given to anything that is based on historical reality (movies, books, and video games). Sucker Punch wanted to create a game that was 'authentic' in terms of the general time period, the costumes, the setting, etc. (even if not everything was 100% accurate in terms of timelines), and at the same time giving us an exciting, fresh take on the open-world gaming experience. I think they succeeded tremendously. And best of all, the biggest win in my eyes is that this game is inspiring many to learn about the actual history behind the game. Anytime something makes you want to learn more about world history, is a huge win in my book.

[@dastemplar9681]

kobzster06 Kinda like how Battlefield 1 did with WWI, it may not have the authentic gameplay of the conflict, but it certainly nailed the look and immersion that had the players associate what they play and saw as WWI.

[@gomiko8979]

"Help! Mongols have killed my family and are invading my village!" Jin: As much as I want to help, good sir, climbing this mountain and reaching that small shrine is something that is essentially needed for such a task.

[@Redd_47]

Lmao true

[@brodyallenmma6901]

Lol that pillar of honor seems much more important fellow islander

[@aaroperalaonhomo]

"Well that is very unfortunate but i just saw a fox so i am going to follow it rather than help you"

[@Redd_47]

@@aaroperalaonhomo or just go chill on hot spring while the world on fire lol

[@b1-alabatnoahzildjianb.243]

i remember getting this encounter and i just immediately started following a fox to an inari shrine

[@furioussherman7265]

Fun fact: The Mongol invasions of Japan would remain the largest amphibious assaults ever launched until the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

[@qurazy]

Komota Beach seemed to have a Normandy energy to it.

[@user-ku7sc3et4q]

He said that on the other video

[@joedemelfie5509]

Spanish armada or the Persian fleets ?? They might have topped that had they actually been able to land their amphibious assault.... hard to know... freak storms seem to be designed...

[@iqbalf8531]

How about Gallipoli

[@HaNNibal97smiTH]

source?

[@KhmerH20]

historically accurate or not, can we agree that without the game, we would never have this discussion. it's amazing how something like video games can ignite a curiosity in us like school never has (speaking for myself).

[@kiZer112]

I know exactly what you mean. My interest in history was not ignited in school once but by many different games I've played. I remember when the first Assassin's Creed game came out in 2007. I was in high school and ironically enough we just started learning about the third crusade. I didn't study once and ended up passing solely on what I learned from that game.

[@Razgriz_01]

True, but I learned about the Mongol Invasions of Japan through Total War lol.

[@thatonekidreef]

Totally agree. I’m only here because I’m playing Ghost of Tsushima and was craving more information on the context of the game.

[@GarnetsWeb]

If only I were a history head, lol. I love the game but I can't find interest in history whatsoever 😬

[@victorcristo7274]

Bro, DO YOU EVEN GEKOKUJO????

[@nicholasdennis197]

This would have to be the most drastic response to a left unread message I’ve ever seen.

[@Razorcarl]

Yeah

[@EskChan19]

Mongolians were such drama queens

[@PulseOfTheAwakening]

Just imagine what would have happened if it was a read message but with no reply..

[@imlivingunderyourbed7845]

Kublai Khan being an incel towards Tsushima

[@kv4648]

Kublai: you ghost me? I am gonna make everyone you ever knew into one!

[@KageNoTenshi]

Winners to defeat unstoppable armies in history, Russian winters and Japanese storms

[@jakegraham7265]

Oh har har har such a brilliant comment...

[@user-jj9ph3bs9g]

Ironically, mongols attacked Russia in the winter, used frozen rivers as roads.

[@natenguyen4687]

@@QuanNguyen-ih6zn vietnam jungle

[@Revv10K]

@@QuanNguyen-ih6zn Do you think piccolo is black?

[@jodu626]

And English channels.

[@seanskre1717]

its kinda amazing how the mongols were able to fight both the samurai and the knights of europe

[@monkerulz]

@@sweepingtime they're not really protagonist worthy. One of the most formidable fighting forces in the world, sure. But I don't think they're brutality would translate well into playing as them in a video game.

[@SantomPh]

Tactics are everything.

[@ElBandito]

As well as the Mamluks of Egypt and the warriors of Java. All this happened pre-Age of sail, which makes one's mind boggle.

[@VladislavDrac]

From North to South too. They fought Vietnamese to Indo-Malay up to the Mamluks

[@philiposborne982]

@@SantomPh agility and range more important than bulk and power. Well it was at this point in history anyway.

[@arpitarunmishra]

" *We've invaded China* " " *Please respect us, or we might invade you as well* ".

[@kskmohanty5559]

Said the Mongols

[@gilbertosantos2806]

" *ok* " said the japanese

[@JoeyDediashvili]

Katsuuu!

[@sap9245]

Turkics too

[@bernardsinaga4436]

Javanese: well yes but actually NO

[@garciaper]

So Jin sakai was the typhoon all this time.

[@KingsandGenerals]

The way I play him, he is a light breeze at best :-)

[@achilleshectordemanuel1118]

i know im 5 months late but thats why they call him the raging storm/ the ghost

[@SlowQRF]

Im super late. But I finally just got a Playstation and get really into this game. To add to the illusion of him being a Ghost, I always activate the wind right before I attack. As if his blade was a whisper that follows the wind😂

[@13inchchub94]

@@SlowQRF Ghost is so good, I'm going for 100% of trophies rn

[@Complete_Stranger7050]

*SPAMS WIND*

[@justjj1066]

Mongols: YOU DONT STAND A CHANCE AGAINST US!! japanese: 🤲🤝🙌👉👈👏 *WATER STYLE*

[@FloresRain]

Hahaha 😂

[@sebastiancatarata2830]

SOUTON

[@askeladd958]

Water style water dragon justu

[@bp7551]

This made me laugh way more than it should have

[@sebastiancatarata2830]

Mei was not kidding

[@jackjacl2089]

Mongols: We have an undefeated Empire Japanese: We have typhoons

[@ericgrace9995]

The Germans had some bad experiences with Typhoons too...

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Japan:We have Jin sakai

[@JohnnyElRed]

Typhoon: *"Puny Empire."*

[@flaazevetemendo]

" 神風 " = " Kamikaze "

[@musAKulture]

to be fair, they never could win against vietnam either.

[@skullkid964]

Those few samurai that stood their ground against impossible odds had the biggest pair of all time

[@Striker345ify]

Do not mistake mandatory obligation for personal bravery; the samurai were trained from birth to die in battle, and in this case, did as they were made to do. Personal Bravery is when a person, who all their life was raised to care only for oneself, chooses in their final moments to sacrifice themself to save another. The Samurai simply did what was expected from them. Commendable, but it is not bravery.

[@Herminipper]

@@Striker345ify Them being expected to act that way doesn't mean they didn't value their own lives. I'm sure they still experienced fear

[@myonionsmatter7843]

​@@Striker345ify analogy: a skier raised to be a skiier all their life is no skiier , and by your logic dismissed as a possible skiier because they had personal training all their life. extremely skewed opinion, best to shut up.

[@skullkid964]

@@Herminipper having balls doesn't mean You don't experience fear. Its that you do it inspite of it

[@themirror8994]

They were afraid of hearing the cursed words "Our men and running from the battlefield! *SHAMEFUR DISPRAY* "

[@TouchMeh]

Npc: Help! Our village got attacked by mongols Jin: Wish I could but this bird really needs my attention

[@darthcaedus9130]

Or got to pet the fox

[@shydreameress264]

Jin: my mother's calling me I'll be right back

[@sourpatch5361]

Let me cut some bamboo across the island first

[@tenji8084]

“Aye that’s tough, but this fox is hella interesting-“

[@bigbird9463]

The bird of tsushima

[@tateparker8112]

I already want a Ghost of Tsushima 2...I don’t know how they would do it, if at all, but I want them to because that game was DAMN GOOD.

[@ogdraws_6919]

yeah i want to know how jin's life end as the ghost

[@omarreyes7626]

@@ogdraws_6919 **spoilers** if you choosed to kill your uncle you know exactly how it ended.

[@omarreyes7626]

yeah there are not so subtle hints that Jin sakai may a proto-shinobi, first of all, jin attacks for the shadows, uses f*cking kunai, poison, smoke bombs, and perform assassinations, second historically speaking the shinobi were actually born out the idea that after centuries of wars and skirmishes it was becoming clear that the way of bushido while noble was not practical, and shoguns would use them kinda like black ops squads and bodyguards, I would love a sequel where Jin goes down further that path, maybe see him start his shinobi clan with his allies from the game.

[@MRMoltimor]

@@omarreyes7626 *SPOILER!* it ends exactly like .. if you don´t kill him.. you end up in that house.. with your stuff.. and yuna comes and talkes.. thats it.. ? what do you mean :D

[@scottduncan2068]

Tate Parker I really hope that he goes over to the mainland in the hypothetical second game. It was referenced a lot and we have characters that went over there like Tomoe and Yuna (eventually)

[@VirtualnomadVirtualnomad]

Ruler of Tsushima: " Mongolian envoys? ... just ignore them..." Armada appears on the horizon " Hey there??!!! let's talk first.."

[@Timbo6669]

@Yuda Gundara Well, Kublai was a well liked ruler and would rather talk than put empires to the dirt. Watch Marco-Polo...Its not accurate elsewhere but the personality of the Khan is.

[@josephbrennan370]

@@Timbo6669 get the trebuchet ready boi. I am sad that show was cancelled.

[@emanuelgonzalez1975]

Joseph Brennan I’ve been waiting for a 3rd season for years man.

[@Timbo6669]

@@josephbrennan370 A catapult?

[@zacharysain8516]

It was Japanese Arragonce that brought these deaths, just listen to envoys man, like fuck, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. If Japan hadn’t have gotten lucky with the storms maybe the entire course of history including world war 2 would’ve changed.

[@abdirashidwarsame7284]

It really takes months to research and get such kind of information, and here we are getting it at almost no cost, thank you so much Kings and generals Team, we really appreciate your efforts.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@abdirashidwarsame7284]

@@KingsandGenerals kindly do a video about how Amar bin Al As conquered Egypt with only 4000 soldiers during the reign of Omar bin khatab who was the second leader of Rashidun Caliphate.

[@narrowstone5363]

@@KingsandGenerals let me praise you for how much work you do and for giving it to me for free. Then once you reply, let me ask you to spend another month or more researching this really specific topic

[@johnfraire6931]

@@narrowstone5363 Ha! Hey, they did say they were looking to do more continental African videos, this is just one possible idea they can take

[@yungag4405]

It’s amazing to imagine that Samurai warriors and European Hussars fought the same empire without even knowing each other existed

[@thenotorioustaha]

They didn't?

[@nagasako7]

Someone needs to Nerf Japanese Typhoons and Russian Winters and Vietnamese Jungles

[@imtheconstitution1190]

The reason mongols encounter typhoon is that they couldn’t land and were driven back by Japanese defenses, therefore had to stay on the sea until the season of typhoon began, which made it unlikely to not encounter typhoon

[@HiepNguyen-lv4ft]

Mongolian give up because it too many Viet cong

[@blondieytisaidiot2000]

@@HiepNguyen-lv4ft haha chúa hề hài hước wá, anh hùng giải phóng đi lấy làm chuyện cười

[@Isiah59]

U can’t nerf GOD🔥😂

[@Isiah59]

fujilor107 hahaha I was thinking the same thing

[@tetsu1000]

Some of Tsushima clan members live in Aomori, the northernmost place on the mainland Japan. They are the descendants of the refugees from Tsushima when Mongols attacked the island. They even have a folk song called “Mokko lullaby”. The lyrics go like this: “If you cry Mokko (Mongols) will come and take you. Now stop crying and sleep”

[@lukeporras1288]

perhaps a reference to the event described at 13:04?

[@russiaandsouthkoreafriends8253]

There is a story passed down from Japan to a horror story called Mokuri and Kokuri. It means Mongolia and Goryeo.

[@azizbey4334]

Oof. Mate,the mongolian is coming sleep already

[@TheGodofChaosItself184]

This made me laugh so hard.

[@briciolaa]

i know its been a long time, but could you link a source for this? im really interested

[@tevinlim9123]

Samurai: introduces himself in a formal dual Mongol warrior: splashes torch fuel, lights him up, slashes his head off with his Guan Dao

[@tevinlim9123]

@@cbrtdgh4210 after the mongols took china they started integrating what the chinese had in that time such as gunpowder weapons, chinese made armor, more troops, new weapons, even studied chinese martial arts and made it theirs

[@tevinlim9123]

@@cbrtdgh4210 and also the mongols had a weapon that looked exactly like the guan dao, i just can't remember the exact name

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@tevinlim9123 uP

[@ghostmarston5969]

Ghost of Tsushima reference

[@Mikazuchireborn]

@@cbrtdgh4210 The mongols probably didn't call them Guan Dao, but they definitely had some kind of slashing polearm. They're pretty universal for cultures that relied heavily on horses.

[@PepperKatLancer]

In the game your Katana is called Storm... I see what you did there Devs.

[@shydreameress264]

Where is it called Storm?

[@jimmilton5756]

​@@shydreameress264 menu where you can customize your sword kits

[@shydreameress264]

@@jimmilton5756 Yeah I checked ^^ "the storm of clan sakai"

[@ebitoro4590]

also your first saddle

[@maseo8712]

I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING!!

[@Monke-fj2qz]

The Mongol invasion of Korea was actually glossed over here, but it was actually a pretty interesting campaign in its own right. It took over 2 decades with the Koreans fighting tooth and nail to keep their country. Korea fought the Mongols with their regular army and "Righteous Armies", private militia groups that engaged in unorthodox tactics due to their small unit size. They utilized their mountain fortresses to stage defensive war on the Mongols, and the war ended up taking 6 campaigns before the Koreans, ravaged by the war and racked with famine, sued for peace. Korea was then given autonomy under the Mongols in exchange for one of their princesses marrying a Mongol prince, a fairly uncommon arrangement for Mongol subjects.

[@zizouace4890]

yes it was interesting. it took many attempts for the mongols to finally conquer Korea. these are the only nations (as far as i know) that managed to defeat the mongol invaders and maintained their freedom: - japan (reportedly, the samurai on ships halted the mongol advance with constant suicide attacks, until allegedly some storms destroyed mongol ships and stopped their invasion) -vietnam (by warfare on the sea, the vietnamese repelled two or three mongol occupations but were still subjugated to tributary payments. like the japanese, the vietnamese made use of the mongols' primary weakness, fear of the sea.) - Afghanistan (mongols were heavily defeated at the Battle of parwan and in smaller battles with afghan tribal warriors . it was the first mongol defeat ever. Afghan (Pashtun) tribes kept their sovereignty, but some afghan cities in the north were still sacked and destroyed) -india under Afghan rule (though india was ruled and protected by a Muslim Afghan/turkic empire (khilji dynasty). therefore the credit goes to these Afghans and Turks, and not to indians. The Afghan khilji empire killed so many mongol troops, that they built a tower made of the skulls of the mongol army) - chechenya (mongols were utterly defeated twice. both mongol invasion ended with the complete destruction of the mongol army) - java in Indonesia (jungle guerilla warfare forced the mongols to withdraw) honorable mentions: before mentioning the biggest and most impactful mongol defeat, here are some mentions of nations who were conquered by the mongols but only after a strong display of resistance: -vulgar bulgars (turkic muslims in modern-day russia. they defeated the mongols in the battle of samarra bend. BUT later, the mongols invade again and won.) -korea. it took the mongols like 6 or so attempts to fully subjugate the korean peninsula. now most decisive and mongol defeat: - egypt and Syria (ie. mamluke dynasty. mongols were decisively defeated at the Battle of ain jalut and in many other battles in the levant (like in the battles of Marj al-Saffar 1303, 2nd homs, elbistan ect). mongol rule pushed back and started to significantly decline.) it needs to be mentioned the mamlukes in Egypt and Syria were the only ones who decisively defeated the mongols in several conventional battles, effectively stopped their advance and repelled them. then, the decline of the mongol empire started.

[@qwertylink9066]

@@zizouace4890 what about philippines? Mongols: wait wutt? philippines exist? Lol...

[@akumaali5798]

zizou ace thanks for a great summary 👍

[@ojc8902]

@@zizouace4890 wow when you put it that way it seems almost like a world war, these people fought all kinds of other people who never even met each other

[@b.boldnasan9592]

Only reason it took 6 campaign to conquer Korea was that in general every time Mongols invade Korea, they went "Peace, peace, we give up don't hurt" and when the Mongols left because of something that happened elsewhere that needed more attention, the Koreans went "Ha, we deceived you, fuck you".

[@arpitarunmishra]

The only positive I see is that two Fishermen had a nice time in Kublai's court, lucky chaps, Tojiro and Yashiro, if they survived the invasion.

[@marthlink5015]

A literal... Alien abduction

[@GhostKing6790]

The Japanese put them in prison after they returned

[@madmalkavian3857]

Mongolian's: We got wiped out by 2 god damn typhoons, either they have a powerful wizard or that place just gets hit by so many typhoons that the land just isn't worth it.

[@arminosas]

Typhoons and earthquakes

[@DnVFMVs]

tentacle porn and ramens

[@kmsbismarckhoodaintshit4242]

Nuke bombs

[@mheekkim2901]

In ancient texts Japan was called the land of 1,000 ghosts...so literally called a 'cursed land'

[@_af_2821]

I thought they died in a tornado

[@cantobotz]

Jin finally caught enough crickets to play "Lament of the Storm" with his flute

[@RogueSeraph]

In Wikipedia it says that Sukesada killed 25 Mongols before he got shot with 3 arrows and fell in Komoda Beach...didn't Jin Sakai got shot with 3 arrows in the back when him and Shimura stormed Komoda beach? I gotta rewatch the intro of Ghost of Tsushima. Cause if that's the case, that's a nice reference to Sukesada.

[@shydreameress264]

I think he wakes up with an arrow in the back, then gets up and gets shot again. So 2 arrows

[@Casshio]

There were only two. But it could still be a reference. The third arrow never struck him and so he lived.

[@RedRoninClan]

He wakes up with one in his back and pretty sure is shot twice more

[@auroraflos2498]

@@Casshio Yeah, it would be unrealistic for someone to survive three arrows

[@theunholycrusader517]

@@auroraflos2498 people survived worse

[@e2KeOG]

I personally like this game but since I’m Mongol, I just hate it. You know history will affect us greatly in the future... It's just a game & I don't take it too seriously.

[@oscardelafuente8649]

Well i mean im sure you don't use civilians as meat shields

[@aayushpatel2788]

John Wayne ... why?

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

@John Wayne yeah and they sacrifice human hearts as well right? Come on dude 😂

[@jaydenpham9953]

John Wayne I mean the Spartans weren’t the best of people either but we still love them

[@Sukasor]

@John Wayne Americans still praise Colombus, people still glorify templars, the British still benefit from their colonial past. So what? Get over it, history wasn't pretty, but people still are allowed to enjoy it.

[@boogeymann6686]

Japan: *Oh no the mongols have a big scary navy... would be a shame if a storm tore it all up...*

[@marthlink5015]

XDDDDDDD

[@haato3053]

Storm: Yeah...about that....

[@maverickfox4102]

Mongol Empire: We have a powerful Army. Japan: And we have a Powerful Storm.

[@CondemnTheMasses]

In the game Ghost of Tsushima they constantly make references to “the storm” which I think is a cool detail

[@Acegaming0588]

The ghost is the storm which is cool symbolism so every time it's raining I'm like I am the storm.

[@CondemnTheMasses]

Nabil Ahmad same, I even got a song for the flute that makes it storm that I use before big fights

[@youngmoney4693]

The first saddle you get for your horse has a description about a storm

[@BadBomb555]

_"But everything changed when the Mongol nation attacked."_

[@sleepylad9829]

Only the *Ghost* , master of the samurai way, could stop them.

[@orecues9360]

@@sleepylad9829 but after fighting in Komoda's beach, he vanished..

[@DnVFMVs]

PTSD intensified

[@EdgardoJCruz-dk5kv]

Haunted Villa My brother and I found the new Ghost, while very skilled with a blade, he has very much to learn. However I believe he can save Tsushima.

[@StillTendo]

Lmao

[@eget4144]

Thyphoon: I will destroy this khan's whole career Thyphoon: I will do it again

[@chronikhiles]

Typhoon.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@chronikhiles uP

[@masayukitachibana2756]

Typhoon : "How many times we have to do it again old Khan?"

[@marthlink5015]

@@masayukitachibana2756 The funny thing about is, basically EVERYONE warned them that crossing the seas was a dumb idea and how turbulent it could be at times. Prior to his invasions he tried several times but the storms pushed him back and he cancelled. Then go figure he launched an Assault and... ding ding ding got his armada sunk XD prob should stick to horseback.

[@nagasako7]

"Ghost of Tsushima" is actually kind of metaphorical. Tsuhima IRL was pretty much genocided by Mongols. "Ghosts" of Tsuhima could be seen as the later catastrophic defeat of Mongol Invasion force on land, sea and in history.

[@ryokiritani4187]

The Ghost is more of a reference to the kamikaze. Jin's equipment is constantly referring to a storm, and the more you behave like a Ghost the stormier the game gets. In Ghost of Tsushima's version of story, Jin is the storm that stopped the mongols

[@lupimali9504]

Influence of a storm on this war has been overstated as a whole. A storm was adjuvant after all. Yuan army made a decision on a tactical retreat at their war council because they suffered a great loss in combat with Kamakura samurai bands. They forced withdrawal by ship at nigh though any night navigations were very dangerous those days. And then, their ships were overtaken by a windstorm during their retreat. Consequently, a lot of them collided against a cliff, wrecked and sank off the coast on the way to their homeland.

[@tripleO16]

Really thought Ghost of Tsushima's Devs would sponsor this.

[@mlovecraftr]

They are sponsoring the podcast.

[@wilsontheknight]

Funny enough in my recommendeds there’s a video that reviews the game

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@mlovecraftr uP

[@Somebody-ko9hi]

.......... RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!?!!!

[@shashankrai6773]

God wanted anime to be made so he saved Japan by causing the typhoon ( unpopular opinion)

[@timothykarlsson3126]

@fujilor107 ART = Anime tiddies

[@jemand7488]

Thank you god for saving hentai 🙏

[@mlktha_don6729]

If Mongols won there would be no Toyota.

[@dahl2525]

If opinions could be wrong this would be high on the list for non illegal things

[@unoyashaunoah681]

Reddit moment

[@NewGuy2534]

Toshiro & Yeshiro. Two fishermen, captured by foreign dignitaries, whisked away to a foreign land, entertained at the Khan’s court, sent back and entertained at the Emperors court. It was the best day ever.

[@PyroFTB]

I've always been interested in feudal japan, or just any country's history during the middle ages. But GoT definitely got me more interested of the mongol army, and their sheer power.

[@darthrevan8737]

Natural buddies of defending countries at war: USSR: Winter Japan: Storms

[@Dark_Plum]

for USSR is more about crapy roads and huge distances. But to be fair in WWII Russians kept fighting spirit at point when some other nations would surrender.

[@ruke2577]

Soviet army and Japanese samurai were actually strong tho

[@madmarvshighwaywarrior2870]

@believe dudududu Stalin: Not a step back! Some random Russian: Or what? Stalin: I'll obliterate you with heat rays coming out of my eyes... Nah im kidding. My disciplinary squads will take care of you ;)

[@matheenarif8645]

India : Himalayas, unless someone invades from Khyber pass

[@juriansan019]

Vietnam: Trees

[@shooterxd2387]

Japanese Gods watch as their worshipers are being slaughtered without mercy: It's thypoon then

[@hisstatus]

Mongols:Typhoon? Haha,we’re landing again.

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

Бенни хорхой Every gods in sight: **slam the thunder button**

[@Jobe-13]

Divine intervention is such a hack.

[@fireice3820]

Ghost of Tsushima is such an outstanding game! I love how Sucker Punch took a brutal event in history and made it even more brutal and fascinating in their game. It's highly addictive.

[@josephmoore9706]

Definitely not more brutal than what actually happened.

[@vitaemecha]

They actually sanitised it. The game is very much not brutal compared to what actually happened. What Sucker Punch has done very well is make a distant point in human history more personal to the viewer.

[@MoodaG1998]

@@josephmoore9706 sorry for being late, but the game designers and story writers at Sucker Punch did say that they are not trying to make 100% authentic experience because doing so might offend some people. According to Nate Fox of Sucker Punch Productions: "This is a game that is entirely grounded in reality. We're trying hard to transport people to 1274 Japan. We're inspired by history, but we're not building it back stone by stone. We're not trying to rebuild Tsushima island. Our protagonist is a work of fiction. We actually thought about using some historical figures, and we asked some people who are more culturally aware than us and they said that it would be insensitive, so we didn't do it."

[@maximaldinotrap]

​@@MoodaG1998 You mean not 100% accurate. The game is authentic as hell though.

[@marthlink5015]

Samurai on mainland shore : "Watch out Watch out watch out" Kamikaze : *sinking ships to John Cena music* Mongols didn't see anything coming.

[@barackmobamba5794]

Cringe

[@darraghmcmullen6205]

This is a certified reddit meme

[@Bilgun-hl9kt]

Woosh

[@mat3714]

You guys are quickly becoming one of best history channel, and I'd love to see you tackling more economic/trade/politics/customs of various empires

[@hkarmy7526]

This reminds me of Devin's let play for Total war shogun ;)

[@nicholasvanlierde2546]

This is so well done, and makes the historical facts so much more fun to learn! Thank you! And thank you to the Japanese for their well documented history

[@user-pr2hu8fk2t]

Japanese people are brave, honest and intelligent, I have great respect and admiration for Japan and it’s people 🇱🇧🇯🇵

[@BigBazz-Clips]

Don't mind me, just liking the video before it starts cause i know it's gonna be great

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for your trust!

[@BigBazz-Clips]

@@KingsandGenerals thanks for the amazing content :)

[@joeclark5308]

Ritchie125 SIMP

[@simonhagsten6799]

Same

[@bobholly3843]

So: "Alright, let's defend our lands!" Everyone: "yeah!!!" So: "anyone hear that?" **Mongolian steamroller starting up**

[@javanbybee4822]

Anyone hear that? *JAPANESE TYPHOONS START UP*

[@bernardchong4527]

@gamewizard I Morgol : NANI

[@Sayed778]

You sir are a legend, I say this from my heart, I’ve learnt more about history than any school and college has ever taught me from this channel, keep up the good work

[@proficientkeyproficient]

never stop learning man

[@mattgrandich3977]

Excellent video, truly a few warriors against a mighty force. Magnificent.

[@Kokozaftran]

Even K&G is hyping up GoT!! So hyped to play tomorrow!

[@byzantiumball1929]

Got? Game of thrones?

[@vortac4995]

@@byzantiumball1929 ghost of tsushima

[@razgriz821]

Dato Shakhulashvili im sure he was joking, my guy.

[@mijanhoque1740]

ByzantiumBall I was thinking the same thing dude XD. Usually when I hear GOT I automatically think Game of throne,

[@byzantiumball1929]

razgriz821 wasn’t joking lol, I’m just here for the history videos and I dont know much about upcoming games etc

[@saltymonke3682]

Mongols: No!!!! You can't rely on the weather to win against an invasion Japanese Shogun: haha.. Typhoons go swhooosh....... swhoooosh....

[@adenyang4398]

The myth that Samurai relied on Typhoons to repel the Mongols was actually something that the Kamakura shogunate created. In reality multiple battles happened between the Samurai and the Mongols, and the former more often than not came out on the top. The shogunate however propagated the typhoon myth to discredit the Samurai, in order to give an excuse for not giving out rewards to the nobles and warriors who did the fighting for them.

[@tuguldursooyo4685]

​@@adenyang4398 What source? stop bullshiting with the romanticized version of Glorious Shogunate. I live in Japan and almost every school and everyone tells that they got lucky and Samurai at the time were not the same as Edo Period Samurai that actually had the chance to fight. Most Samurai at the Kamakura period didn't even had Katanas , Japanese scholars (Go watch Japanese documentaries if you bother) If the Ianding was successful Japan would've been devastated against 140'000 strong heavy armored with steel and chainmail army marching with explosive precursor grenades and wielding variety of weapons from different empires they just conquered with big ass shields that the Samurai never seen before. Emperor and Shogun's only reason to use this miracle of an event "Kamikaze" was for the National Spirit and religious unity and cultural revolution for all Japan, NOT for that you just said. Samurai were credited more than ever after that Event fool ( HOJO CLAN) (Shogunate is the Samurai! Shogunate discrediting Samurai makes no sense.)

[@mrreddead]

Why the Mongols failed to rule Tsushima: Because of the Ghost of Tsushima

[@stanleesomanly9585]

YESSSSS dude 😆

[@joevoidable7549]

Jin Sakai

[@rizaljamali2852]

@@joevoidable7549 Yes

[@loganst.marseille1061]

WOW AHAHAHAHA I GET IT stfu

[@garciaper]

So Jin sakai was the typhoon all this time.

[@thejuggernaut81]

I didn't realize how much I needed this channel in my life

[@wanosamurai1344]

You should do the Mongol Invasions of Java. The stories are interesting and it was one of the final campaigns of Kublai Khan. It was also the rise of one of the greatest empires in Indonesia, the Majapahit Empire

[@culturedman1310]

You mean mapajahit

[@AmmarFarisA]

Or mayapahit 🤔

[@raynalldoprime]

The Mongol envoy lost his face back after visiting majapahit empire

[@Todsor]

Short story: Our ancestors couldn't tolerate the tropical climate. Another reason Mongol empire expanded horizontally.

[@refindoazhar1507]

@@Todsor the one who lead the invasion is also quite naive, i'm sure they won't cooperate with raden wijaya if they know his family history

[@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621]

Love Japan from Croatia

[@petarbrzica7735]

Too brate ja sam mislio da sam ja jedini Hrvat sta voli Japance i njihovu ratnicku i samurajsku povijest

[@dontsearchdocumentingreali9621]

@@petarbrzica7735 nisi brate, i ja volim japan. Takoder himna fakulteta na japanu ima hrvatsku himnu( U boj, mac iz toka braco)

[@gorotv5826]

Many people attribute the defeat of the Mongolian army to the typhoon, but in the second invasion the Mongolian army was unable to establish a foothold on Japan's mainland for two months. The samurai's reinforcements arrived one after another from all over Japan, and even without the typhoon the Mongolian army would have been defeated because they could not supply.

[@sergelengerelmaa6900]

cite source

[@lukeskywalker5926]

@@sergelengerelmaa6900 - dude trust me

[@mrscargamex4355]

Wow I Love This Thanks For Sharing So Beautiful History Well Done Sir Good Job

[@joenichols3901]

I learn so much watching these videos. I genuinely have a much better understanding of history after watching so many of them. I'll join the Patreon

[@revanavarice5977]

I love how you guys drop content perfectly to coincide with gaming developments. As a child, one of the channels in the Bay Area showed annual NHK shows, what some call samurai soaps, and Hojo Tokimune was one of those. Good to see the broader context of what historically occurred as I continue my Ghost of Tsushima binge.

[@SpicyRikers]

growing up and listening to my dad talking of japanese history and culture and then jumping to now, where I can play a fully fleshed out mongol invasion as a samurai, feels so unreal.

[@getsnookerd9694]

My students found this very helpful! Thank you for simultaneously educating and entertaining us

[@mikerizardo5282]

I just wanna comment this before ghost of tsushima there is "Angolmois" a great show though

[@ying7482]

Female Kunoichi gets banged by Mongols 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅.

[@michaeluzoho5838]

Facts

[@TheNickcone]

Its an awesome show.

[@AlecJulianGarza]

What’s the show??

[@user-om1xk9xi2v]

Angolmois is mostly based on fictional characters...🤣🤣

[@lukeskywalker5926]

Mongols :- We have an army Japan :- We have a Jin Sakai

[@manutes8292]

Absolutely amazing piece of history here

[@Alatriste90]

I have being refreshing KZbin seens yesterday waiting for this

[@nadimsarieddine9835]

Kublai Khan: Respect me Japan: No Kublai Khan: So you have chosen death

[@raphaelsilva9785]

Typhoon: Are sure about that ?

[@theblade1251]

Kublai khan: "Suprised Pikachu Face"

[@freakrx2349]

Japan: You just activated my trap card. *Typhoon*

[@hisstatus]

Haha,lets ignore the fact that the japanese literally murdered the messanges

[@noeegel9627]

@@raphaelsilva9785 lets say Typhoon created by God so its like Mongol vs God its even amazing

[@ensabahnur7657]

Thanks for the backstory on this, much appreciated!

[@andrewthompson7022]

Never heard of this before. Thank you for enlightening me!

[@noticemesenpai69]

In case you’re wondering, YES, the game lives up to the hype.

[@mryea6954]

Desperately waited for this.

[@MrSmithOriginal]

In the book Ghenko - The Mongol Invasion of Japan by Nakaba Yamada from the year 1916 it states the number of invaders during the 1274 incursion to be at around 40,000 onboard about 900 ships which if you do the math is about 40-50 men per ship accounting for sailors and troops. To me, this makes much more sense than 1000 ships at around 20 men per ship. Thanks for the video.

[@fbi4189]

Little did the Mongols know.. *A Storm Was Coming.*

[@lisasbangs2920]

Game came out the day before this video was released. Great respect for the quickness.

[@d.thongsa5797]

Ghost of Tsushima could literally have a sequel 🔥🔥🔥

[@ChristCrusader23]

If it does it probably won’t be against the mongols. It’ll be him vs the samurai. Just like his uncle said at the end “the ghost will always be hunted” and says he is a traitor. 🔥

[@nagasako7]

It could have three games. Tsuhima, 1st Attempt on Kyushu, 2nd Attempt on Kyushu. The map sizes on PS5 could be even bigger.

[@HellGatyr]

It's hard to make sequel you have 2 ending to kill or spare

[@CptEmotionlessVODS]

Hellgatyr they can make one canon and the other as an excess choice to see what might happen

[@dra6o0n]

1281, the 2nd invasion of Tsushima which is 6 years after the 1st game. The "Ghost" is hunted by the Shogun yes, but the Ghost is good at hiding. Regardless of whether you killed or spared your Uncle in the game, the results is the same, the Ghost is a 'outcast' and is hunted down. But the peasants supports the Ghost, and most likely will not support the government in hunting him down (Jin single-handedly helped pushed back the mongol invaders in the game of course, he's a hero in the peasants' eyes). I can see Ghost of Tsushima 2 taking place in 1280-1281, where Mongols/Korean/Chinese forces invade Tsushima again, but this time, the Ghost is prepared and trained the peasantry in the ways of 'stealth' and espionage maybe. Late 13th century, ninjas were not acknowledged nor exist as a job/role. It's in the 14th century where they are 'rumored' and acknowledged, and 15th century is where they exist officially in the eyes of the public. It's also possible to have Jin have a "adopted" son in the sequel, where you play as his son in the post-game years after the invasion of Tsushima ends and the 'Ghost' was hunted unexpectedly (maybe Jin helped the Japanese forces and once their mutual enemy is gone, they stabbed him in the back). In this part of the game, you are facing the samurai now and is not technically the Ghost, but similar. Just like how Shiramura adopted Jin to be his son (and was killed or spared afterwards), we could have the same 'adoption' methods used by Jin instead?

[@tookurjaerbs]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@youplaywell1165]

Great video thanks for sharing :)

[@jermsmason2082]

"Put strings through their hands and used them as human shields" W T F

[@Humster]

What do you expect? Teletubbies group hugs? It's a useful strategy and there were way more creative uses of Humans. Like tiring the city defender's kids on your siege towers.

[@marthlink5015]

@@Humster The Japanese would do much of the same with Prisoners of war or cheap conscripts. They would aim guns and bows at them and say- if you survive the battle you're free. Send them forward and shoot arrows, firearms and sometimes explosives through, over and past them. Essentially if you weren't a samurai in Japan your life was SHITTY, even royalty was often taken hostage to capitulate other warring factions and for land. ALSO Japanese would test their swords on prisons... got a new blade? just take a guy out his cells and chop his ass in two... then complain the sword wasn't sharp enough and do it again. It became such a problem during several phases of Japan where Samurai would instigate minor offenses just to cut down civilians.

[@siouxsieslime2985]

@@Cumulo9 uh crucifixion? Lmfao gtfo clown

[@Keithustus]

Cumulo9, lol, just as one example, siege of Jerusalem during First Crusade.

[@diegokaqui60]

Not even goblins have gone that far...Well except that one tine they penetrated dead bodies like vlad the impaler

[@CelestialSwann]

Really makes you think how much infleunce the battles of the past could have for the future of history.

[@openworld9504]

Ghost of tshushima brought me back to the channel i used to plunge my head in

[@Skabloink]

I love how they kept to details in the game, with there only being 80 samurai in the opening battle including jin and shimura, and there only being 80 sashimono banners

[@Bilgunkhan1]

It's kinda strange, we failed to take Japan in the 13th century and Japan on the other hand failed to invade Mongolia in WW2. We are not meant to fight each other xD The Japanese invasion attempt was also covered in this channel by the way. Huge fan keep it up guys 👍

[@FfblastBlogspot]

Damn you mongorian!

[@probestone667]

@@FfblastBlogspot Calm down 1939 Japan to invade Mongolia and they failed too

[@onigoroshi442]

Do you know who were practically ruling Mongolia and northern part of China back then? The great red army. USSR was a monster

[@stevenbaer4979]

Samurai were ferious and honorable warriors. They had no fear of death, obedient unto death, no question of their services to their superior, and and being a servant it's called Bushido. Samurai weren't used to Chinese weapon technology back then like weapons that explode similar to modern day hand grenades. Mongolian hordes had Chinese and Koreans on their side but yet they had some difficulty on language barrier. The great Kublai Khan tried again against the Japanese seashore to fight the fearless samurai. Chinese ship builders who actually hated the Mongols so much sabotaged their ships to be less sea worthy. About 8,000 ships sailed to Japan and the Japanese prayed to nature and ancestors for help then the great typhoons hit. Out of those 8,000 ships only 100 survived the terrible waves. Survivors were picked off by waiting Japanese samurai warriors. The great Kamikaze(Devine Wind) was born. The word kamikaze came out once again when Japan were losing World War 2 and Japanese fighters laden with explosives would ram his plane to American aircraft carriers. There were other types of kamikaze not planes but human torpedoes, 2 man submarines, etc.

[@marthlink5015]

Ferocious yes, Honorable.... Debatable XD

[@platinumvoid1648]

Samurai were not honorable.

[@stevenbaer4979]

@@platinumvoid1648 to die in battle or seppuku is honorable

[@stevenbaer4979]

@Rune Kristensen I know about everything about the samurai warriors of feudal Japan. I always studied about the samurai, the word samurai mean to serve. A 1980 movie called Shogun with Richard Chamberlain who played as a real British navigator who became the first British to be a samurai in 1600. There was a tall black African man who became a samurai in the late 1500s. There were an Arabic man who became a samurai as well. During World War 2 Japanese fighters and military officers had a samurai sword in his hand to go to battle. Those officers still love to behead civilians and captured POWs just like their samurai ancestors.

[@echojaxx8550]

Rune Kristensen I agree with that. Not everyone who held the title of samurai was an all star honorable warrior who everyone respected. Sometimes, people feared Samurai, and their power. Samurai often fall under the same romanticized category of Knights, and its a shame, because then no one has any clear or true perspective.

[@lahoene6900]

In 1281, the Mongolian army attempted to occupy Japan with a larger army. However, Japanese samurai were analyzing their tactics after the first Mongolian army attack on Japan. They built high stone walls on the coast of Hakata Bay, blocking the Mongolian army's collective tactics and firearm attacks. On the contrary, the samurai attacked the Mongolian army's ships at night and caused great damage to the Mongolian army. The Mongolian army left the coast once and settled in a bay on the island of Takashima to prepare their corps. This time, a typhoon visited there.

[@naingthant3148]

I'm really fell in love with the samurai's spirit

[@rakaalcuzaadnankadar6719]

Has anyone here watched the anime Angolmois? It was a somewhat historical anime that represent the Japanese resistance in Tsushima very well :)

[@anthonycastanon9567]

All they really needed was a single Jin equipped with all the end-game loot and maxed out ghost armor

[@smile.8447]

“Honor died on the beach”

[@jsanchez034]

I’m going lethal mode on ghost of Tsushima. Thanks for some motivation to try harder.

[@evershumor1302]

First 12 minutes: 1% Last 2 mimutes: 2-10-100%

[@ruthswann88]

Hold on, in the ad it says "wage constant war for real territorial conquest." ... I want some clay

[@adroitdroid5989]

Polan best clay in die whole wurld

[@JohnnyElRed]

You can have Perejil if you want.

[@savindul.w.7428]

Do you'll have a playlist of Egyptian history? If not, can you do one? Thanks. Love your videos.

[@peti7021]

Kings and Generals: March of Empires Please download this. Me: No, I don't think I will

[@EinFelsbrocken]

Yeah its like; I get the need for money; but theres so many better; more serious; and NOT SHITTY F2P CASHGRAB STORELURING FUCKGAMES WHERE YOU ONLY WAIT; PAY OR CLICK THE SAME EXACT SHIT FOREVER sponsors out there.

[@weirdofromhalo]

Use their link to get them a commission, then uninstall immediately XD

[@Keithustus]

Felsbrocken games that aren’t shitty cashgrabs don’t need to sponsor as many videos. They have reviews and word of mouth instead.

[@jermainenowels9511]

They actually made anime off this called Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion

[@Jobe-13]

@Fuji Lor Yup

[@TheSonOfDumb]

It's actually pretty lame. The anime goes on and on about how the Mongols are so strong but the main characters kill them all in one hit lol. There's no tension whatsoever. Also there's a blonde European assassin character wearing Middle Eastern style gear who is also familiar with Japanese sword techniques in the Mongol army (????????????????????). Ridiculous.

[@jermainenowels9511]

@@TheSonOfDumb well that’s your opinion lol.

[@TheSonOfDumb]

@@jermainenowels9511 Yeah, and it's pretty good. You should have one like it too.

[@jermainenowels9511]

@@TheSonOfDumb whatever u say lol

[@dr.flacko203]

2:43 "And Tsushim'er itself" How quaint.

[@JJsiN84]

I'm so glad I never lived to experience this terror. Just incredible brutal tactics

[@Meh-qx5kl]

:( my uncle used to tell the story, how Tsushima fight back. RIP 1899-1992