Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated Medieval Japan DOCUMENTARY

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[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Can you make a video on battle of khanwa or battle of gangwana? These battles were part of mughal-rajput wars.

[@tranbaohoangvu9464]

Nice.

[@Jack-bp3ns]

Jesuits rule the world

[@HontasFarmer80]

I can't help but notice how much use your channel makes of the works of Creative Assembly's Total War series. Do you get /need their permission or cooperation for that?

[@w.r.sevilla8956]

I hope you also present the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

As a rebellious Japanese peasant from Shimibara myself, I'm really grateful to see our struggle get some attention

[@jjonohjamson9540]

Join the ninjas and stealth kill your samurai overlords.

[@historysmysteriesunveiled8043]

@@jjonohjamson9540 Ninja were demonic

[@hb2495]

@@jjonohjamson9540 ninja from fortnite

[@Senzawa69]

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[@Jupiterssilhouette]

Respect 🫡

[@abcdef27669]

We got a 16 years boy and five ronins. The rebels literally had a Shounen protagonist and a Super Sentai to lead them.

[@captainvalourous6668]

Sadly that "Shounen Protagonist" lost to another Shounen Protagonist that defeated a certain indian demigod 😅

[@wastedapples1]

@@captainvalourous6668 I understood that reference.

[@whathell6t]

@Āryan bhrātā It’s Karna, the son of Surya. The Shonen protagonist was a homunculus that fused with Siegfried, the Norse hero who slayed Fafner. His team is Fuyu Sentai Counterrangers.

[@rogemsilva3802]

Actually, this episode is more like a seinen. Shonen always end in some power-up and friendship bullshit.

[@redarrow2036]

Funny thing is that boy later ends up become a heroic spirit and the teacher of the kid version of Jeanne D’Arc

[@blazinchalice]

I have been to that area, including Shimabara Castle and the hot springs where Christians were tortured to death. Inside the castle is a museum with some 17th century relics of Christians who had to remain underground, as well as some of the weapons used on them by the feudal Daimyo. Shimabara, and Unzen city, are worthwhile travel destinations if you want to experience the history presented here and see abundant natural beauty.

[@anandakang]

Me too! I visited Amakusa, Shimabara, and Unzen two years ago. The scenery was nothing short of breathtaking, and there was so much deep history to take in at all the castles, churches, and ruins.

[@deelak-ss9262]

The reason Japan banned Christianity was that Portugal was the slave trader of the Japanese. This video barely touches on that historical fact. Portugal has traded Japanese in slavery for 50,000 to 500,000 people. The Portuguese government has not yet apologized.

[@rizzo021]

@@deelak-ss9262 where did you learn this? In the USA we learned that the Portuguese bought their slaves from the japanese! Wonder where the truth lies.

[@流束]

奴隷貿易で日本人が拉致されてたんだよ。そして、このままキリスト教が広まれば、日本が植民地にされてしまうからね。だから、幕府は戦ったんだよ。そして日本は鎖国したんだ。これらの事は日本の歴史の教科書に書かれてるよ。

[@موسى_7]

@@rizzo021 Maybe they bought Japanese from Japanese, leading to this rumour?

[@LeoWarrior14]

Tokugawa Bakufu: *Allow their vassals to brutalize their peasants indiscriminately* Also Tokugawa Bakufu: "Why would the Portuguese incite a peasant revolt in our country?"

[@KingsandGenerals]

Mystery

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

@@KingsandGenerals Can you cover Al biruni or create a seperate series for ancient scholars?

[@Heisen2420]

Basically, it's Hypocrisy at its finest.

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@watchman835 true but still what did expect when you prosecute your peasantry?

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@blugaledoh2669 not that west didn't did it

[@linc1494]

Btw, the protestant Dutch and English were absolutely complicit in the massacre of the Catholics and acted out given how well Catholic holy orders were doing in converting the local populace, because they had the Shogun's ear they urged him to act out against the Portuguese, the church, and local Catholic converts. It wasn't just "Christians vs Godless Japanese heathens". The Dutch East India Company and Dutch mercenaries and protestant missionaries bombarded local Catholic insurgents, fought alongside the Shogun's men to quell the rebellion, and were even on occasion brought in to witness the torture and execution of local Catholic converts, priests, and missionaries. It was ultimately a strategic bargain that paid off for the Dutch, the Japanese trend toward Catholicism was ended, and even when the Tokugawa Shogunate issued an edict of seclusion and a ban on Christian missionary work in Japan, the Dutch remained the only Europeans allowed to trade with the Japanese until the Americans forced open the gates of Japan with gunboat diplomacy in the 19th century. The Dutch had such a disproportionate influence on Japan relative to other Europeans that until the Meiji era all western/european technology and culture was referred to as "Dutch", and the study of such things as "Rangaku" or "Dutch studies/learning".

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Ah, Christian's turning against Christians. 😢

[@overlord5068]

​@@WallNutBreaker524 Protestants aren't, troll

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

based Dutch and English

[@Spingleberry]

@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן Looool

[@christrisen6589]

​@@לעזאזלעםגוביידןyou're not at our level prot

[@philippas8708]

What a fantastic video, the animations were so well done and the explanation of their research is so clear and easy to follow. Highly recommend watching this for some insight into Japanese History.

[@cisarovnajosefina4525]

I know some of this thanks to Total War:shogun 2

[@rosiehawtrey]

Yes and no. They weren't fighting about religion, they were fighting against taxes and forced conscriptions, they just happened to be Catholic - mainly because the poor areas were the only places the backwards collar merchants were allowed into as time went on..

[@chrisbarber3531]

Everything is so well put together and presented it gives you a tremendous insight into history in general.

[@nataliekennedy4646]

Indeed

[@MrRedberd]

These videos are well made. I really enjoy them. What a great time to be alive to learn about the past! There are some videos that I bail out halfway through to play Total War in a similar historical time period and setting, for the next month. I get so fired up with the juicy history lessons. This one is tempting me, but I will finish my War Hammer game first, just gotta stay strong.

[@Adam_okaay]

I used to live on Kyushu, I've been to Shimabara castle, visites several Japanese Christian friends. So much cool but very sad history. Also been to Ikitsuki because I'm a huge Samurai Champloo fan.

[@theawesomeman9821]

is Samurai Champloo worth watching? What's the pace like? The plot? And characters?

[@kameronjones7139]

@@theawesomeman9821 it is pretty solid show with a good sound track, characters and a good plot

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@kameronjones7139 I heard it was too noir like Cow Boy Bebop, and I'm not into that kind of anime. I want to know if its more entertaining?

[@kameronjones7139]

@@theawesomeman9821 watch it and see. It has both incredibly positive moments and sad moments and moments in-between.

[@kronhj337k4]

Christianity is the biggest evil religion in the world. The owner of this video is hiding, but the Christians were doing the slave trade in Japan. "Silence" by Shusaku Endo, who is Catholic himself, concealed and beautified it.

[@johngolden3714]

Perfect timing! I just finished reading "Christ's Samurai" by Jonathan Clements. Great way to start my work day! A very interesting period in history which I only recently learned about. Being cut off from Rome for so long also caused the development of some very interesting Christian traditions among the communities as everything was passed through word of mouth and they had no priests to guide them.

[@Kennyov93]

I do not think being cut off from Rome was a bad thing. Martin Luther compared Rome to Sodom and Gomorrah itself because of all the sin he saw. Mainly committed by the papacy itself. I am a Christian, an adventist

[@maxstirner6143]

@@Kennyov93 that's the problem. You can't ban sins from the church, churches are for sinners... What do you expect? You're the temple, not the church... That's why good Catholics don't go to church 🤷

[@whathell6t]

@@Kennyov93 Well, it’s just your opinion; not a fact. They’re already three precedents: Coptic, Ethiopian Orthodoxy, and Nestorians.

[@jeffreysams3348]

It was an excellent book

[@whathell6t]

@@YuzuruHakushaku Nope. It’s not different. It’s just a connotation for Catholics which was a Checkov Gun in Rurouni Kenshin Season 3. Kenshin Himura learned that the School of Mitsurugi-Ryu had schism from the former student of 10th Master who converted into Protestantism by a Dutch merchant, but always helped the Japanese Catholics (which show called them Krishitan, but not the converted Ken Jutsu student) for the right to worship.

[@MrAlexkyra]

Matsukura Katsuie, the Daimyo in Shimabara was infamous for his brutality. Dressing peasants in straw coats and setting them on fire. After the rebellion, the Shogunate stripped him of his status of Daimyo and he lost his domain. When they found a peasant's dead body on his estate, the Shogunate launched an investigation of his activities. For his misrule and brutality Katsuie was beheaded, the only Daimyo during the Tokugawa period to be executed instead of being ordered to commit suicide. This shows how brutal he was and how disgraced he was in the eyes of the Shogun. Daimyos who were a problem were almost always at least given the honor of taking their own lives.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

My first thought on that, is he was executed because Tokugawa realized this whole rebellion was probably that guy's fault. Seppuku is honorable suicide, and that man in Tokugawa's eyes, didn't deserve it

[@gathanzo4751]

Oda Nobunaga quite often welcomed Western people into his domain including some priests, he enjoyed to hear stories about far away cultures and wanted to take a stance similar to Otomo Sorin and the other "Christian" Daimyo. Under Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi took part in burning down Shinto Shrines, including one very famous site near Kyoto.

[@Warmaker01]

Nobunaga also probably saw the as a counterweight to the Buddhist sects he was dealing with, big one being the Ikko Ikki. His military history with them was very extensive taking up a lot of his time, effort, manpower. The Ikko Ikki were a problem because in their view they did not pay heed to the authority of the Daimyo, and consolidated a lot of military power of their own. They had even beaten the governor of Kaga province and had taken over themselves. Even Tokugawa Ieyasu, at the time named Matsudaira Motoyasu, had to deal with Ikko Ikki problems in his home province of Mikawa in the 1560s.

[@kronhj337k4]

Christianity is the biggest evil religion in the world. The owner of this video is hiding, but the Christians were doing the slave trade in Japan. "Silence" by Shusaku Endo, who is Catholic himself, concealed and beautified it.

[@DoctorDeath147]

Damn. I knew Hideyoshi hated Buddhists but I never knew he attacked Shinto as well.

[@DoctorDeath147]

@Alexios I Komnenos it's not their fault though

[@def3ndr887]

@@DoctorDeath147 burning all religious sites that quite frankly the majority population believe in results in death by commander

[@Z020852]

The fun parts: 1. Manila sent Hideyoshi an elephant as a kind of peace offering because in case Joseon and Ming lost to Hideyoshi and can be recruited rather than make for protracted pacification campaigns, Luzon and the rest of the Philippine islands can be next. Played out the same way from 1860 to 1942, with one difference: they already held Formosa long before 1942. 2. The main Jesuit institution in Manila is very Japanese AND Buddhist. Gardens including Zen gardens, Buddhist priests from the subcontinent and Japan are walking around the place, etc.

[@marvind7807]

I grew up near Blessed Justo Takayama’s “Plaza Dilao” in Manila and seeing a Japanese Samurai statue was always weird for me growing up (knowing the fact about the ww2) but digging about his life offers a new perspective on the struggles of the Japanese Catholics and the role of Manila in proselytizing the faith in the Orient.

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

feel bad for the Japanese to be subjected to the barbaric Portuguese proselytizing practices

[@wheresmyeyebrow1608]

@@sarthakkukreti2444 It was the daimyos who sometimes mass-forced religious change lmao the Portuguese were just good at their job

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

@@wheresmyeyebrow1608 🤮🤮🤮🤮ya and look at portugal's world standing is now compared to japan .... also abrahamic religions are the seed of evil

[@user-jl3kj5il8s]

@@sarthakkukreti2444 not even nearly as bad as the demonic ways the Japanese Empire enslaved people of other ethnicities

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

@@user-jl3kj5il8s nah

[@manuelacosta9463]

One of the Shimabara domain's Daimyo, Matsukura Katsuie, really helped instigate the revolt via his harsh taxation policies and penchant for personally terrorizing the peasants of the region. After the revolt he was removed from his position and executed for misrule, when his estate was confiscated the remains of several missing peasants where found half buried in the garden suggesting that he was possibly an early serial killer.

[@elgatto3133]

Incidentally the shimabara rebellion explains a lot of Christianity in japanese pop culture...you know how they're usually portrayed as militant to some degree. In Japan, they very much were!

[@shinsenshogun900]

The same militance as the Jodo Shinto-Buddhist commoner warrior monk leagues

[@Faralexander]

@@YuzuruHakushaku cope harder redditor

[@JK-xn4mj]

@@YuzuruHakushaku “sky daddy” damn you really tipped your fedora and rubbed your neckbeard there

[@Player-re9mo]

@@YuzuruHakushaku Yeah Eastern Religions instead worship animals and persecute members of the lower cast. They also have tones of deities, but they aren't as important as the God in monotheistic religions

[@CantoniaCustoms]

@@YuzuruHakushaku Alexa, what is the jade garden in Chinese mythology lol

[@danielconde13]

As a Portuguese I was really impressed during the narration where people in revolt shouted _Santiago!_ . That was a battle cry during the Reconquista period here in the Iberian Peninsula, and it's not inocent that K&G depicted the silhouette of D. Pelágio - victorious at the Battle of Covadonga, which started the Reconquista - at 25:20 in the background. 2016 movie _Silence_ by Scorcese depicted this period.

[@cvc1939]

Yesterday was the anniversary of the battle of Covadonga.

[@blugaledoh2669]

Interesting thank you.

[@blugaledoh2669]

Did they learn it from the Portuguese?

[@theleper4186]

This movie is really good. 👍

[@danielconde13]

@@blugaledoh2669 quite possibly, because the Order of Santiago, although founded in Spain in the XII Century, eventually saw its Portuguese branch became autonomous later on. Also, Santiago was a common patron for both Portugal and Spain during the Reconquista - Tiago was an apostle of Christ, and his tomb in Compostela is still today visited by pilgrims from both countries. He was even called _Santiago Mata Mouros_ (Santiago Moors Killer). The Order of Santiago is still active in Portugal, as an honorific order, issued for feats of literature, science and arts.

[@chinny18]

I remember that the Dutch were the exemption from the Tokugawa Shogunate barring foreigners from entering the country due to their trustworthiness with the shogun and trade. Thus, the Dutch had been their only trading partner outside Japan.

[@Thecognoscenti_1]

The Chinese were also allowed into Nagasaki, as Chinese trade was far too important to ignore.

[@posu1882]

@@GothPaoki lol lmao

[@chinny18]

@@Thecognoscenti_1 Oh. I never knew that but thanks for the information. It's not just the Dutch but the Chinese as well. I guess Japan is far from isolated during the Tokugawa Shogunate.

[@nunyabiznes33]

@@GothPaoki "Didn't cause trouble wherever they went". Unless the natives have nutmeg.

[@joellaz9836]

@@GothPaoki Tell that to the Indonesians!

[@goshlike76]

Also known as Deuso Vuruto Thank you for covering one of the least known events regarding religious uprisings.

[@the_exegete]

Is it really least known? At least anime fans all know about it. I'd probably rank it under the revolt of the Zealots against Rome but higher than the Anabaptist revolt in Munster. Also I really hope K&G does the Anabaptist rebellion. (You know they did Masada already lol)

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@Tribal Blood I think it’s Deus veritus

[@earlysda]

It was not a religious uprising. It was an uprising against heavy taxes. Later, some Christians became the leaders, so it assumed the garments of "religious uprising" but it never was.

[@bannarkrayt4729]

5:00 Portuguese catholics: Ok bois, we need to be cautious in this new land. Their rulers would be upset if we go around converting all their peoples. So, lets play this safe ok? Spanish catholics: LEEEEROOYYY JEENKINNSSS!!!!!

[@Roronoa79]

Many outside Japan first heard about this rebellion from the anime Samurai Champloo. The father of one of the main characters was mentioned to be part of the Shimabara Rebellion.

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

Or Samurai Shodown. The leader of the rebellion was the game's first final boss.

[@blkdrphilart]

@@DarkAdonisVyers That blew my mind. It felt awful to see that his martyrdom got twisted to black magic.

[@__Hanasei__Levinus__]

from the SNK Fandom Wiki about Amakusa: "He is portrayed as an evil sorcerer wielding the Palenke Stone. The portrayal shows hints and views of what the Japanese at the time period perceive Christianity as: an unnatural force of evil and a tool for conquest from outside forces. "

[@amienabled6665]

What I love the most about KnG is how they cover both popular and niche topics.

[@Sorain1]

It's fascinating that a faith could survive for 200 years, entirely underground and isolated not just from the world but the rest of their faith. Goes to show just how futile trying to stomp a faith out really is.

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

japan is decently secular. not degenerate like western europe. enjoy europeastan comrade

[@WallNutBreaker524]

You can say this for almost everything. Especially faith.

[@Spingleberry]

It’s only futile from your perspective. From the perspective of the majority Japanese, the small number of Christians are irrelevant.

[@GarenJoshuaRommelleC.]

that's because Christ is the one true God

[@voiceofthevoid1477]

This is why you guys are my favorite history channel. Been following you guys for years and the videos keep getting better, much love!

[@VojislavMoranic]

There is this great Russian movie called "Samurai priest/Ierey-san" about a ex yakuza becoming a Orthodox priest and then fleeing to Siberia where he is sent to some village veryyy far from the rest of civilization. And he fights bandits, defends the villagers and restores the church and morale of the villagers. Fun fact the main actor who is Japanese converted to Orthodoxy during the making of the film.

[@Player-re9mo]

@Herakles They did, but their success was small. Search for St. Nicholas of Japan.

[@Player-re9mo]

@Herakles The Japanese authorities hated the Catholics because they were associated with the Portuguese Empire. So they were disadvantaged from the start. Another disadvantage they had was that they didn't bother to learn the local language and culture. St. Nicholas spent a long time learning Japanese, although he struggled learning it. He also was aware of the local beliefs, his first convert being a shinto priest who initially wanted to kill him.

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

A series of Qing conquest would be appreciated i think. If possible then a series on Nadar Shah and Maratha Empire too.

[@jessie4696]

That would be cool Manchu Qing dynasty invasion of china!

[@ancientsitesgirl]

Fascinating... this is the first time I've heard about it. 😑And that's what this channel is for, I watch!

[@intima.kreativa]

There is a movie about this, titled: Silence, starring andrew garfield, liam neeson, adam driver. Must watch.

[@yt.48ronin]

"Mandatory Airbnb" is the funniest way to describe Sankin-kōtai lol

[@YeeeeGreg]

This was an incredible story that I knew nothing about before! Thank you for the great video!

[@Christopher-xn6rb]

You missed an important part about Amakusa Shiro. As you had mentioned in your video, the peasants thought that he was a Divine Being, as he fulfilled a prophecy. However actually at some point, Amakusa was injured in the fighting, and when the peasants saw that he was bleeding like an ordinary mortal, the rebels morale dropped and some lost their religious fervor to fight…

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

Funny how that works. They realized in that moment that the novel, foreign faith didn’t change their lot any more than any other faith they had available to them all while.

[@davidhawley1132]

Doesn't sound like an orthodox Christian belief.

[@EricToTheScionti]

then they went and busted the fattest of nuts right?

[@suicasu3514]

@@davidhawley1132 probably some intermixing with the local belief, east Asia was big on the 'son of heaven' and god-kingship. That being said, if this was true it would be quite heretical indeed.

[@anhilatorofignorance2584]

@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged ha ha 😂 All these Guys will also realise after Dying that there isn't a Haven it was just a Pongi scam By Middle easternees to get richer and Get Some Prestige by Religious tourism The reality is That they will end up in hell for Not doing their Duties

[@paulceglinski3087]

Kudos to Kings and Generals. Even obscure (?) unknown (?) events made interesting and informative. What artists! Thanks again K&G.

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

Is it obscure, though? Amakusa Shirou Tokisada is a super popular character in Japanese historical fiction, usually as a villain.

[@paulceglinski3087]

@@DarkAdonisVyers Many apologies. I meant to say to Western audiences. How many Japanese know who Joseph Smith is? What religion does he represent? I'm sure to the Japanese he is very obscure/unknown.

[@paulceglinski3087]

@@DarkAdonisVyers I myself am 62 years old. I heard of religious persecution in Japan but not what it was about. Unknown, yes. Obscure, very much so. Perception is everything.

[@samudera8782]

@@DarkAdonisVyers you mean like fate ruler Shirou right

[@DarkAdonisVyers]

@@samudera8782 Yep. Also, from Samurai Shodown.

[@TetsuShima]

The Martin Scorcerse movie "Silence" masterfully portrayed the opression and atrocities commited by the japaneses against the christian population, not mentioning it gave us a really interesting analysis about how religious symbols are considered extremely sacred in a pretty ridiculous way. That movie really impacted on me, even though I am not christian

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

Read about the Islamic invasions

[@khosrowanushirwan7591]

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines The guy above said "that movie really impacted me" and he further says "eventhough I am not Christian",so I replied with saying read about the Islamic invasions which were much more brutal.

[@khaldrago911]

Man, these Portuguese really screwed suit up wherever they went.

[@khaldrago911]

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines it doesn’t hold a candle to what the Europeans did the world over. Slavery, the holocaust, the inquisition, world wars 1 & 2, the genocide of native peoples in North and South America. Their arms and colored blood up to their shoulders…

[@syimirsafrizal3983]

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines as a Malaysian. The christian portugese arrival to south east asia bring calamity beyond imagine. The christian cruelty toward the native doesnt just include economic disaster (since christian want monopolize spice). They also include cultural disaster. Previously before christian arrival, only the ruling elite converts to islam. But thanks to the barbaric act done by christian postugese. Most of the native south east asian coverts to muslim as rally point. Thus we got nation like Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, which make up large portion of muslim population.

[@MrAbsolutedance]

I had never heard of this revolt prior to this video. Really enjoyed watching it and learned a lot, thank you.

[@chrismichael6048]

I think we must not forget the role of an Englishman, William Adam, that sowed the seed of untrustworthiness into the mind of Tokugawa Ieyasu towards the Portuguese and Roman Chatolics alike. The reason the Dutch being granted exception from expulsion out of Japan was due to the Dutch association with William Adam himself, since the original ship William boarded that arrived in Japan in 1599/1600 were manned by Dutch crews.

[@hellion6737]

Killing in the name of god doesn't make you go to heaven, karma is karma, even followers of "god".

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

funny when people talk about Karma without understanding what it means and the Hindu/Dharmic values it embodies

[@chrisg5219]

These were such unbelievably brave people. True martyrs.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Agreed.

[@abhilashpaul9237]

Our Christian brethren. ✝️☦️💕💕

[@user-wc1sm8cj8s]

I never heard of these Christian martyrs in Japan, truly fascinating story. It reminds me of Christian persecution in Roman times and how the faith continued in the face of death. Bless their souls, my fellow Catholics/Christians. Regardless of sect, we're all still brothers and sisters, sons and daughters of the holy father ✝️☦️⛪ Amen 😇🙏

[@theoaky8924]

@@user-wc1sm8cj8sYes, but protestantism is the true Christian sect.

[@musicAle77]

Yes

[@andrewkhan4561]

Literally heard about this fascinating episode last week and have been scrambling for an overview. Kings and Generals you magnificent clairvoyant bastards!

[@mikemodugno5879]

Very well done. Thank you for this fascinating look at both Japanese and Christian history. What an interesting story. I would love to see more about the history of Christianity in East Asia.

[@theawesomeman9821]

you should read books by David Aikman, he has written books on Christianity trending in China and Korea

[@Ariannaishun]

Yes, definitely more videos exposing the culture eradicating, ethnic diluting and indentity destroying agenda of abrahamism.

[@sys935]

Many chinese christian in singapore malay and Indonesia

[@djswaleswritesbooks2213]

Manichaeanism would make a great video too. Before the rise of Islam it was Christianity's main rival and had both Jesus and Buddha among its prophets. It reached from the Middle East deep into China.

[@JohnnyElRed]

So, the Spanish indirectly helped to start a trend of religious prosecution by being loud and obnoxious, even when other Christians where pleading them to be more discrete? Sounds very right. That's the spirit of our nation.

[@Briggie]

Thanks to Reconquista, subtlety wasn’t something that existed when it come to religious affairs for the Spanish.

[@ic.xc.]

It's in the New Testament. Go to all nations and baptise them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Christianity is about spreading the good word. That's literally what Gospel means, Good news. It's what the 12 disciples did and they paid dearly for it.

[@nunyabiznes33]

@@Briggie Well yeah. The Spanish Christians were treated like 2nd class citizens in their own country during the Moorish occupation that when they became independent they veered hard right and went full on xenophobic. It was said one of the reason the Inquisition heavily-targeted Jews was because they were seen as accomplices of the Moors. Which would be disastrous for Spain in the long run since this got rid of their merchant class and they would be ill-prepared to manage the gold that would flow in from the New World a few decades later.

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

franciscans are loud anyways. jesuits were more low key

[@Abk367]

@@jaif7327 well the violence was the reaction the lords had to their peasants converting. Are you seriously on the side of the warlords?who did what they did to protect their power ? All the Peasants did was convert to the faith they wanted

[@yasintamer1547]

You realize how good you are,when your video is referred in an another high subscriber channel... Alternate Historyhub just saluted this video... I think it is time for Kings and Generals for combining consecutive videos like Epic History on Napoleon... Cheers

[@KingsandGenerals]

Althistoryhub is just too kind

[@StopFlaggingVideos]

16:37 japanese women and children shouting "santiago" like they're spanish holy warriors has my mind blown

[@ic.xc.]

This definitely needs to become a movie! What an inspiring story with interesting characters and scenes! Great job K&G as always ! 👏 ❤️

[@theleper4186]

Watch Silence by Martin Scorsese. The film depicts exactly the martyrdom of Christians.

[@josipboban6976]

watch movie silence it is great

[@theleper4186]

It's really great. There is also another good movie that portrays the fear of political power about the work of Jesuits. It happened in the south of Brazil. The Spanish and Portuguese crown fought a massacre against indigenous tribes that was converted to Cristian by Jesuits. Today only the ruins remained of the indigenous city. The name of the movie is The Mission. With Robert De Niro. It's a heartbreaking movie. Very good.

[@josipboban6976]

@@theleper4186 i watch it great old movie

[@Miraihi]

Well, the story has been immortalized by Yamada Fuutaro and his novel "Makai Tenshou" (Demonic Reincarnation). There has been numerous adaptations, but no movie really made the book justice. I personally really liked the manga by Segawa Masaki.

[@NClark-lp3bq]

I was ironically just reading to my younger brothers about this event last night so I look forward to showing this to them, thanks!!

[@DisgruntledHippo]

Oh I remember the Japanese Catholics all too well from Shogun 2.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

I've watched a few of your videos sporadically but have now subscribed. Well presented, nice use of visuals that are clear and concise rather than distracting with unnecessary detail. nice work.

[@okabemakise8888]

I learn something new everyday. This channel is amazing

[@metallicdragon3614]

I came here from the alternativehistory hub. He recommended we watch your video before we watch his for greater context.

[@thevenator3955]

What they said ^

[@EvilPumpkin]

Jesuits: Please, dude, be subtle and secretive, don't provoke the local lords, we don't want any problems. Franciscan Friars: WITH THE POWER OF CHRIST AND ANIME WE SHALL TAKE THE HOLY LAND BACK, GRAB YOUR KATANAS AND JOIN ME JAPANESE BROTHERS. Jesuits: We're screwed.

[@rudman97]

😂🤣😆

[@saywhatnow2173]

😐

[@The-Floor.]

@@saywhatnow2173 your pfp and name fits well

[@2x2leax]

"Anime"

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

🙄😒

[@ryszardj-n2466]

I'm very happy to see these events covered by you K&G guys. However, it were not Jesuits who buyed the Japanese slaves but the Portugese merchants. Despite quite often cooperation of these two at some points, they were still 2 different factions, with different nature of businesses and with their own goals to achieve.

[@theuniverse5173]

True

[@darkflamemaster6541]

Ofc not they just want some reasons to persuade the populace that the Jesuits are evil not the merchants, and the dutch help them forge this kind of propaganda to persecute the jesuits cause protestant can't get along with Catholics

[@amanb8698]

Fun fact: Buddhism originated from the Indo-European pantheon just like Hinduism. Hinduism is an Indic religion, and thus part of the Indo-European pantheon. Buddhism thus by descent is a relative of the Indo-European religions that the Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch Christians ancestors used to follow. Germanic pagan, Celtic pagan, Roman pagan religions are related to the same source. The founders of Hinduism, and Buddhism spoke Indo-European languages, and had Y-DNA R1a Haplogroup. The Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch carry Y-DNA R1b Haplogroup the sister clade of R1a. All the these people on their male side have origins in the Indo-European expansion from the steppes of Ukraine/Russia, Black Sea region, and area north of the Caucasus. Buddhism has its origins to the West just as Christianity does. Shinto is native however. But most humans also had animism. And the Celtic peoples in particular had a animist tradition alongside their Celtic pagan religion. Thus Buddhism and Hinduism while associated with the East is actually a relative of the Nordic, Greek, Celtic, Germanic, Roman, Slavic, Baltic pantheons. Sanskrit the language of the religious Vedics is remarkably similar to Lithuanian.

[@valtermagno2056]

Valeu!

[@StJohnGaming]

Love the use of Shogun 2 Total War, one of my favorite Total War games.

[@christianweibrecht6555]

That game deserves a well-done remake

[@ameyasingh8628]

seeing peasant revolts brings back ptsd from shogun 2, its terrifying

[@christianwalton7080]

I've wanted this from you guys for awhile, so thank you for uploading it! I'm excited to watch it now! :)

[@Croissant69_]

I think I remember reading about a Christian Samurai that arrived at the northern Spanish Philippines, escaped Japan from being persecuted.

[@annyeonghaseyothisfight5897]

Yeah, Dom Takayama Justo who eventually settled in Manila. However, a village in our extreme north (Aparri) was a constant vassal and resupply port of the Japanese led Woku pirates which is why we and the Spaniards fought the Woku near there in the 1570s and 1580s

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

@@annyeonghaseyothisfight5897 Are you talking about the Battle of Cagayan?

[@aasemahsan]

2:01 Early Japanese-Portuguese trades 4:05 Hideyoshi's reign 6:58 Under the Tokugawa shoganate 10:24 Shimabara Rebellion

[@woffydo]

Tha Japanese Samurai and Warrior culture ensured the survival of its religions, culture and tradtion. While pagans forces failed in europe, africa and middle-east in resisting Christianity and Islam, it was successful in India,, japan and China which also ensured Indo-china regions such as Thailand, Myanmar survived. Bali (Indonesia) was also another noble surviver.

[@holyromanemperor420]

Many Japanese Samurais converted to Catholicism😑

[@woffydo]

@@holyromanemperor420 lol no they will never accept another faith. Normally the lower class converts

[@WallNutBreaker524]

6:19 The reason the Catholic Missionaries from the Spanish Controlled Philippines were "Less Subtle" with their Conversion. Was because they thought that they could easily dominate Japan like they did the Philippines.

[@7gromojar]

Wow, that was very interesting bit of history. Thank you.

[@jaythompson5102]

Very cool piece of history I didn't know about. This story reminded me a lot of Joan of Arc.

[@Michael-gms]

I want to say you thank very much as you continue making videos obout Japan history but still don't forget making more videos about Ancient Japan including my favorite - battle of Baekgang

[@CainMammadov]

Reminded me of Samurai Champloo. Nice video about Japanese history. Thanks

[@FreeFallingAir]

Yes! This just made my morning! Fantastic video as always!

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@zechariahdymond4358]

Great stuff, when I see these vids I can't help but think motion picture

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

Never had I been rooting so hard for the rebels

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video and information 👍🏻

[@WatcherMovie008]

For people who are fans of the Fate series, this is specifically where Amakusa Shiro (Ruler) originates from Fate/Apocrypha.

[@JediSentinel1010]

Weird to think that I might never have been here without Portuguese missionaries/traders. My Grandmother was a Catholic in Japan and immigrated to the US around WWII so she didn't have to hide her religion anymore.

[@pepijnkruiswijk2182]

I’d love to see episodes on the Eighty Years war, seeing the Dutch be teased a little in this episode.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Though, Japanese Christians never made more than 3% of Japan's population, 7 out of the last 9 of her Prime Ministers were Christians.

[@theuniverse5173]

Prime ministers of what country?

[@theuniverse5173]

@Mendihoza never knew that, intreseting

[@lucanic4328]

I feel a key detail that got lost was the fierce political threat Hideyoshi and also Ieyasu experienced when dealing with organzied religious military orders such as the Ikko Ikki.

[@atomwaterz]

Thanks for this excellent history lesson 🔥

[@shorewall]

This seems like the inspiration for the Fishman Island arc of One Piece, with the stomping on symbols, and the most recent Wano arc, with the prophesied youth coming after 20 years, and being supported by a group of ronin, and the christian daimyo who were kicked out and replaced by a tyrannical daimyo who tortured and starved the people.

[@darrenwalley91]

Really enjoyed the video. 📹 Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@Justarandomguy96]

MORE CHRISTIAN HISTORY VIDEOS PLS PLS!

[@frederikbester1753]

Every video you make is such a masterpiece. Well done!

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

2:12 “The pope probably didn’t consult the people living in those places.” You don’t say…

[@snicksnipe]

Thank you so much for providing historical content that is fascinating and I have no idea of that it exists

[@kitsune8460]

Religion has always been a critical and sensitive topic in world history, especially during "feudal" era where the arrival of foreign religion is seen as a threat. Similar incidents occurred in other countries like in Joseon Korea called, Sinyu Persecution and in China, Huichang Persuction, to get rid of foreign influence. It was an era where they are not accustomed to seeing people converting to foreign religion. It is like seeing increasing number of people converting to Islam in a Christian dominant Medieval Europe or increasing number of people converting to Buddhism in a Muslim dominant Middle East in the Middle Ages. An era where religion is not only a matter of belief but a symbolic culture, so seeing them replaced by something else at an accelerating rate is alarming to them. Like seeing cathedrals in Medieval Europe being replaced by Mosques, or Mosques in Middle East being replaced by temples and so on. It has always been a complicated topic.

[@viterjeff]

I've been waiting for this video

[@tf2013]

Tokugawa Iemitsu had planned an expedition to Manila to crush Christian strongholds in Asia, but it was scuttled when the Shimabara Rebellion broke out. The Shogunate then closed the country to the West, and the struggle for supremacy between Japan and the West in Asia was carried over to the Showa period.

[@alexanderi1183]

@Brand of Sacrifice and remember, the Philippines was the most advanced colony in South east Asia at the time so conquering the islands wouldn't be so easy for a nation that lacks proffer navy.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Dude, are you telling me the Philippines would've been invaded way before World War 2?! 💀

[@tylerassady9118]

@@WallNutBreaker524because japan head of government sick of tired of christian causing their people uprise against their rule lol

[@wretchedegg2208]

Damn that was a great episode.

[@bishopscore]

Japanese people shouting Santiago? That sounds amusing to my ears. Interesting history of this world.

[@alexanderwaite9403]

Great film! I remember watching Samurai X when I was stationed there in 2000. Keep up the great work!

[@reydavid12fh]

I was reading about Miyamoto Musashi and found out he participated in this war in favor of the Shogunate. Is there any records about what he exactly did during the rebellion,?

[@aiminghigh276]

Same thing read it in a book

[@IanCharlesPearce]

He would have been around 50 years old.

[@Ryselle_Ryssa]

I am always astounded by your research, topics and quality! ♥ One small suggestion: Could you, even if only occationaly, show a map of the hole country and then mark the area you are talking about? Espacially in foreign domains, this would help a lot. Thank you!

[@theleper4186]

Wow! This is now a great opportunity to watch the movie Silence, by Martin Scorsese. The film depicts exactly the pain of the martyrs of Japan. I recommend it to everyone.

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

Happy that they stamped out Jesuit proselytizing practices...

[@theleper4186]

@@kawadashogo8258 Glad you like it. I only watched the movie, but I liked it so much that I really want to read the Endo Shusaku's book (now you've made me even more curious to do that). About the lack of context, this is something that I also noticed when I saw the movie. I could see the movie focuses a lot on the perspective of the jesuits, which is not bad itself, as it only shows the religious side, but you are right because we can only have a full understanding of the history if we have the complete political context. One thing that is very difficult to understand when studying this period of time is precisely to be able to dissect people's real intentions and motivations: especially when it comes to the relationship of the crowns and the Holy See (political-religious). A movie where you will be able to notice this is called The Mission, with Robert De Niro. In this movie you can see the jesuits helping the indigenous peoples of Brazil by building a city just for them, however, this caused fear in the Spanish and Portuguese crowns. The fear was so big that jesuit order had to be expelled from Brazil by the crown itself. So the context that we didn't have in the movie Silence, we can get in The Mission. I understand what you want to warn me about. The fear that Japan's leaders had. Curiously the European crowns also had. It's okay, we are all humans. They were just doing what they were ordered to do: carrying their own crosses. And thanks for recommending me Shogun. I didn't even know about this novel. I'll try to read about when I have more time and I will also study about the history of Philippine colonization.

[@christopherhanton6611]

LOVE THIS VIDEO AND SERIES BOOKMARKING IT FOR SURE

[@dudeonthasopha]

The Tokugawa temple system was rife with corruption but i doubt Christian rulers would've uprooted the violent fuedal system or japan would become some european vassal state. Im greatful for the persistence of buddhism in japan as a buddhist though it can't be described as wholly good.

[@vince_morano]

I’m really interested about the Japanese history, I hope we will see even more videos about this topic.

[@theuniverse5173]

You have summoned fate fans and samurai champloo fans

[@murilopenagoncalves3831]

I'm sure half his subscribers watched Fate.

[@theuniverse5173]

@@murilopenagoncalves3831 True

[@raizahanmohamad9888]

Finally...someone cover about this 😸

[@Warmaker01]

The name Amakusa Shiro was familiar to be because there was a character named after him when I played the game "Samurai Shodown" in 1993. He was the final boss character of that game, and was a villain.

[@jakey14344]

He's also the villain in both Fate Apocrypha (the LNs are better since the anime did a bang-up job expanding some of its characters like Atalante and Jack) and the Shimosa singularity of FGO (though it turns out Ashiya Douman is behind him, but still) and he's voiced by Tomura Shiragaki in Japanese and Ryuji "for real" Sakamoto from P5 in English.

[@TheJCJexe]

Actually interesting sponsor! Thank you!

[@Briggie]

On this note: A video on the Christianization of Korea would be really interesting.

[@hellion6737]

Onthis note: A video on Buddhist oppression would be a good topic, yet they would never speak about it.

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

Christians in Korea? When did that happen?

[@redreaper8652]

​@@tomaszzalewski4541 perhaps the largest population of Christians in the east. I heard somewhere that they brought Chinese versions of the bible to Korea and they were a lot of Koreans who converted in opposition to the Shinto religion enforced by the Japanese

[@hellion6737]

@@metal_fusion This was my own suggesion, just because you don't remember anybody recalling. Doesn't mean they didn't actually didn't vote for it, if you watch these videos for long enough, you'll realise that they revolve around the same topics again and again. If you have the need to put down other's suggesions to have their voices heard, you need to change your mindset.

[@hellion6737]

@@metal_fusion I've seen multiple people time and again asking for something that isn't christian propaganda. Keep in mind that there are a lot of other interesting events that doesn't revolve around islam, christianity, catholism, now judaism.

[@MrCarl2020]

Okay that commercial intro was good

[@lorenzmaut3708]

well many people don't understand what loud means, It's not that they were screaming on the streets, it was that they talked with people and talked with everyone, the Christian faith is annoying to the monks that always favored the Rulers, claiming that they deserved to rule the people, also the rulers didn't like that they weren't considered divine figures, instead the fathers told them about immortal life, God listening to their problems, That the problems in their lands was do to their sins, that the world was created by God that hoped for the best to their children. So it was a big Difference and for a peasant that is near starvation being a Christian could mean living a better life in the after life, or that the rulers of a christian kingdom would care more about the people.

[@minoru-kk]

The Buddha is listening to people's voices. The Buddha purifies people's sins. The Buddha offers people a better way of life. Buddha leads people to a better afterlife. These are all what was said in Japanese Buddhism for 400 years. If there was problems with the actions of brave Franciscans, it wasn't they spoke to people but they spoke so openly that the powers couldn't ignore them. Samurais in power couldn't pretend to be unseen the possibility of breaking the new order that was created by unifying Japan.

[@sephiroaone-of-nine101]

I doubt that....given how Christians treat their own poor and burn the pagan at the stake

[@Malef1centxDaZe]

Japanese history!!! was waiting for this for a long time with this particular channel :D

[@Ethan_o97]

I look forward to more Japanese history videos!

[@stefanmiljkovic3474]

Love the music in the backround. Can anyone tell me the name of the song 25:00? Thank you.

[@princekalender2154]

A samurai hears a crazy mob shouting "Santiago!" at him: - What the absolute fuck?!