Tokugawa Ieyasu - Japan’s Greatest Shogun

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"Toyote" ?! Really ?! Last I checked it was Toyotomi...dude 10 seconds in and already a big error , don't get me wrong I am a big fan of your videos for more than 4 years now ,but please do be accurate when you present history.

[@PaulojnPereira]

Please do one on Prince Menshikov it seems a very interesting bio. Thank you in advance!

[@mariusmatei2946]

Actually, Tokugawa Ieyasu married his first wife, Lady Tsukiyama, in 1557, when he was 14 years old (not when he was 16; in fact, in 1559, when he/Tokugawa Ieyasu was 16, his first son, Matsudaira Nobuyasu, was born).

[@radddish]

time to watch this while i wait for episode 4 of shogun

[@MetalGamer666]

That ending of episode 4, though.

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​@@MetalGamer666it has begun!

[@StryderK]

Episode 5…..Ohh boy…Yes, I read the book like 13 times since I was 13…..the game is now really in motion!

[@GIBBO4182]

Tried watching that show 3 times now. It’s dull as dishwater

[@niall0208]

Ep 7

[@vitanus]

Tokugawa Ieyasu is one of the few heavyweights in history that just won. The Augustus of Japan

[@kirby1997]

Who's here from Shogun 😮

[@Recklesscharge]

I'm here from shogun total war 2😅

[@kirby1997]

@@Recklesscharge love that game. Actually replayed a campaign after watching shogun

[@Recklesscharge]

​@@kirby1997yes it is a great game it runs well even on my old slow PC and has great graphics it is generally accepted to be the greatest total war although I think medival is better

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

"If the Nightingale won't sing I will kill it." Oda Nobunaga "If the Nightingale won't sing, I will make it sing." Toyotomi Hideyoshi "If the Nightingale won't sing, I will wait for it to sing." Tokugawa Ieyasu Oda Nobunaga made the rice cakes. Toyotomi Hideyoshi cooked the rice cakes. Tokugawa Ieyasu ate the rice cakes.

[@erickmalm9458]

"And if that mockingbird won't sing, I'll break that birdie's neck." Eminem

[@pradyumn2692]

Nightingale doesn't sing. Tokugawa - Hideyoshi, I am waiting Hideyoshi - Nobunaga, make it sing Nobunaga - Sing or else..

[@td2456]

Metaphors man

[@JaelaOrdo]

“Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.” - Tokugawa Ieyasu

[@Mushroom_Us]

pretty sure he did not know and speak english

[@cheri238]

Pretty sure he spoke perfect engrish🦊🐻🐆

[@GrndAdmiralThrawn]

Expect disappointment, and you will never be disappointed.

[@Stroke999]

@@Mushroom_Us You know you can translate languages right?

[@mariusmatei2946]

​@@GrndAdmiralThrawnthat's, both, a brutal, and a valuable lesson (with nuances/various degrees of truth, of course, depending on the circumstances).

[@chrisanduncensoredjapan6627]

Ieyasu’s real grave is not at Nikko as many think. It’s at Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in Shizuoka, which by the way enshrines all 15 of the Tokugawa Shoguns.

[@LearningNeverStopsEx]

Who's here cause of Shogun the series ?

[@Soul93Taker]

To think my first real look at Ieyasu was "Japanese Dani DeVito with a big ass flame spouting spearcannon" in Samurai Warriors. It blew my mind when i found out the names belonged to real people, and how they'd shaped Japan's history. Bit disappointed he didn't have the spear cannon in real life tho.

[@nont18411]

Can’t wait to see Danny DeVito plays Tokugawa Ieyasu

[@robbypodobinski824]

Lmfao

[@Jansellopez04]

I got interested on Tokugawa Ieyasu because my favorite Japanese actor, Matsumoto Jun is portraying him in a taiga (historical) drama about Ieyasu's life next year January 2023.

[@cheri238]

TEST NE TOO

[@andrewkane5009]

How are u doing now? Have you seen the show?😂

[@Jansellopez04]

@@andrewkane5009 I've watched some of the episodes but not all as it aired for 11 months (January to December 2023) and I was busy with school last year, but I can say that he portrayed Ieyasu well, from the weak imprisoned boy to one of the greatest shogun's in Japan's history, it also highlighted his military achievements like winning in wars, but also his family life with his first wife to his concubines, also with his children.

[@KhangNguyen-yk2rk]

@@Jansellopez04 not a very good taiga drama for me, but im glad the scriptwriter didnt portray Ieyasu heroic and antagonizing him too much.

[@Jansellopez04]

@@KhangNguyen-yk2rk They also highlighted how he allowed his first wife and son to be executed, I'm not really sure if he really loves his first wife cause in the drama, he is shown crying while hugging her body

[@offkilter9364]

Nobunaga’s Ambition was the greatest Nintendo game ever created. 99.9% of the world has no idea.

[@StfuFFS]

I only discovered this guy when I bought an antique samurai sword at an auction a few years back and googled the name carved in the bamboo scabbard and google image searching the pattern on the hand guard. Supposedly, the sword, if authentic, would be worth quite a bit of money but I'm pretty sure its a counterfeit.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:55 - Chapter 1 - The hostage life 5:25 - Mid roll ads 6:45 - Chapter 2 - Oda sidekick 12:50 - Chapter 3 - Not the right time 16:35 - Chapter 4 - The new shogun

[@jarroncarlton]

And went out bad when oda ask him to kill his own son and he did lol

[@cheri238]

What a story right ✅️ 😪 🙄

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WHAT A STORY RIGHT ✅️

[@Force909]

where is chapter 5 and 6?

[@cheri238]

I have been studying philosophy since 3:00 a.m. this morning and now this. I LOVE YOUR DOCUMENTARIES. JAPAN. Tokugawa leyasu- 1543, Japan 's greatest shogun. ♥️ OKAY, let's go.

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Refreshing honesty 👍

[@cheri238]

I cannot spell on these cell phones. LOL I have had to watch this several times, although I love this guy, he speaks awfully fast.❤🥰

[@kawaki4441]

Everyone talking about Shogun... But I'm here because in 2003 version of TMNT Shredder said that he brought Tokugawa Clan to power.

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@MalikF15]

Love how in Japanese culture you change your name as you gain more power. Thus starting the Anime trend of transformations.

[@jessietricia1609]

It was the same for Ancient Romans too lol

[@MalikF15]

@@jessietricia1609Oh Yea who willingly names their kid Africanus

[@mariusmatei2946]

​@@MalikF15there was a difference, though: in the Roman Empire, such "names" weren't actually names, but more like nicknames that a person was gaining/associated with; in Japan (but also, in China, and other Asian countries/societies), people were becoming known by different names based/depending on the stage/where they were in their lives (e.g. you had to be known by a different name once you became an adult; you had to change your infant/childhood name).

[@oasisgaming7005]

Waited a long time for this

[@LilyJHall]

My only complaint with this video is the inconsistency between individual and clan names. It’s consistently Tokugawa (clan) and Nobunaga (individual) for Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga, but then Toyotomi Hideyoshi is called by both his individual and clan names. It’s just a lot more difficult to keep everyone straight when they aren’t all using the same sort of short name consistently. I do appreciate sticking with their names from only one point in their life, though. That does make it easier, but consistency would simplify it further.

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My day doesn't start until a see a video from Simon.

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Fun fact: Simon calls it “my tube” he has soooo many channels! 😂

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...or 5 videos from Simon

[@poindextertunes]

“When I was little my father was famous. He was the greatest samurai in the empire, and he was the Shogun’s decapitator” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Who said that then? 🧐

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[@glr4275]

Thank you for your video. I must have commented on this already but you really remind me of Simon Schama a historian I adore. 🙂

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At this point I'm sure I'm addicted to your videos across all channels

[@Matt123Chez]

I've enjoyed these vids, could you cover notable Daimyo lords like Takeda Shingen and Usegi Kenshin and their wars.

[@ethanallan1254]

Since you mentioned him in this video I’d suggest a video on emperor Meiji, he’s a pretty cool dude

[@eazyd3402]

tokugawa didn’t submit to hideyoshi until 1586, 2 yrs after komaki nagakute, in that period after there was alot of tension as hideyoshi repeatedly tried to make ieyasu submit but no avail, it wasn’t until hideyoshi sent ieyasu his sister as a wife & his mother as a hostage that ieyasu took the trip to osaka and formally submitted

[@eazyd3402]

also hideyoshi didn’t just give ieyasu 5 provinces, oda gave ieyasu one after the defeat of the takeda, & during the tensho jingo conflict which was a free for all in regards to the recently acquired takeda lands following nobunaga’s death in 1582, ieyasu gained an additional 2 provinces through his own merit

[@taskdon769]

Whoever wrote the entire script has done very little research on facts, usually what happened when Biographic does Asian figures. So many errors that I stop caring...

[@AArdW01f]

Hideyoshi and Nobunaga would like a word.

[@gphjr1444]

Tokugawa was able to play the long game though and managed to take advantage of those two’s achievements.

[@aw4955]

...and a big word at that.

[@dianelipson5420]

😂😂😂😂

[@demeterruinedmylife3199]

Tbf, Nobunaga never got the shogun title, and Hideyoshi ruled as Kampaku...

[@johnqpublic2718]

What's it like living life like you do?

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 Civil war is confusing, but this videos cleared 👌

[@e.i.3077]

I honestly respect him so much, he was a mastermind. He was betrayed by his own father and raised by his family’s enemies. He waited, learnt from other people’s mistakes and played his cards at just the right time. By far a more interesting character than the ones who only knew how to win wars.

[@rodziegman]

I thought I somehow missed the other 2 videos and was happy I had 2 more to watch. 😞

[@wooshylooshy]

damnn biographics is season 2 of shogun!

[@rashkavar]

To be fair, Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea went very well when it was on dry land, at least at first. Unfortunately for him, Korea did have one ace up its sleeve - an admiral whose brilliance was so great that *Nelson,* the man who was quite possibly the finest admiral Europe has ever seen, was impressed by his exploits. Seriously, if you haven't heard the story of Admiral Yi's life, do yourself a favour and track down a good telling of it. It's quite the story. Korea's survival isn't solely thanks to Admiral Yi - their alliance with China eventually sealed the fate of forces left on land, and the Korean civilians formed guerilla resistance units to further disrupt things....but Admiral Yi definitely played a big part in things.

[@charleskenechukwu8726]

Brilliant Toyotomi hideyoshi easily overran Joseon with foot soldiers, the Korean generals were soundly defeated and woeful but when they heard that the man the myth the legend Yi sun shin was holding out, they began to join him It was a beautiful tactics so that they focus solely on sea while the guerilla resistance forces led by prince gwanghaegun and gen hong the blood General will focus on dampening the Japanese army’s spirit The heavens were just on Admiral Yi side

[@DedicatedSpirit8]

Tokugawa, was a ruthless and incredibly intelligent man. He put a stranglehold on Japan unlike anyone. Nobunaga might've been the first man to subdue all of Japan but his carelessness kept him from holding on to the country for too long. Tokugawa sealed his control of Japan in a way that really proves how powerful 1 man can be.

[@joerusso7298]

I love all your stuff. You should do one on Ng Mui

[@invincibleluis]

Japanese history is awesome.

[@janarani]

Simon, we miss you!!! Also, Shōgun is an amazing show, check it out!

[@ThePecky1966]

I love that they were able to find a photo of Oda Nobunaga even though cameras didnt exist.

[@streetcat3411]

There is a poem that sums up the characters of these three men. It goes something like this: If the little cuckoo wont sing,…I’ll kill it! -Oda Nobunaga If the little cuckoo wont sing,…I’ll make it want to sing! -Toyotomi Hideyoshi If the little cuckoo wont sing,…I’ll wait for it to sing! -Tokugawa Ieyasu.

[@aliashfaque1746]

Patience and gameplay, learning from crisis and making it work for him. No wonde Tokugawa was the one who was truly successful compared to the other two

[@PigglyPickle]

Greetings from Japan. That's a tight sweater, Simon.

[@eshmawi]

I like how he summed the internet, and "Who knows, who cares.." LOVE.

[@BerndSchnabl]

@3:59 .... How can there be a photograph of Oda Nobunaga (1534 - 1582) ?

[@theofficialken1755]

I got to visit his grave shrine in Nikko. Fairly humble shrine for an important figure.

[@oldfashionedwrx3574]

Worth going too? I'm gonna see it Apparently not at nikko

[@bhchen3079]

He was a hostage under Imagawa yoshimoto. Being a hostage was common in East Asia , in countries like china , japan and Korea.. for political reasons

[@adventuretaco7140]

Great vid!

[@marymoonchild3271]

Thank your for this video. Could you please do one on Hijikata Toshizo in the future?

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He is immortal. He now writes ''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'' under the name ''Hirohiko Araki.

[@cheri238]

After watching this several times, it was definitely fascinating and informative. If I may make a suggestion read, Bushido: "The Way of the Warrior Samurai Code".( The Soul of Japan) by Inazo Nikobe. One of my favorite books.❤

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How many channels does this man have? I only watched brain blaze and now I'm discovering this man has other channels every week. This is like channel number 7 that I've seen.

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Another great video on Japanese history! The Next one could be Meiji the Great, Japan's Greatest Emperor.

[@maryscott9430]

I wish the channel was grouped by japan videos, china videos, us videos etc or by date in history.. so vikings, midevil times, victorian era etc. i find this stuff so interesting but it can be difficult to keep induvidual timelines straight

[@torachan23]

Do a video on Yoshitsune!

[@Hamzakhan-dt3gv]

Nice biography

[@greggusan]

I lived in Shizuoka-ken for 5 years, and enjoyed the many historical locations near where I lived. Hamamatsu Jo become known as the Castle of Luck/Good Fortune (rough/bad translation?) after Ieyasu rose to success following his time there (a reconstructed version of the castle now stands in its place). Sunpu Jo has a very interesting history, with Ieyasu having been held hostage there, but also returning there after he retired. The last Tokugawa Shogun chose to retire there as well. Too bad nothing remains of the actual castle, but the ramparts and mote are still and impressive site.

[@hasibahmed9314]

Who else is here after watching the Shogun series

[@Skippa1986]

There was no clan "yoshimoto", that was the daimyo's own name. The clan was named Imagawa

[@derkapellmeister]

Very nice. While on the topic of imperial Japan, how about one who was an advocate for it in the 20th century? How about a bio on author Yukio Mishima?

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

I’d like to recommend an episode on Charles V (or Charles I in Spain).

[@HighPriestFuneral]

I concur. A man that shaped the face of Europe, but is largely ignored today, I feel.

[@jamescarter5883]

I loved this video. May you do a video on Sam Houston, the first and third President of Texas?

[@dianelipson5420]

Superb.

[@atishaykankaria4461]

can you cover the final famous player tokugawa's ninja hattori hanzo for a future video

[@lopezahus3117]

Tokugawa ieyasu is a mind character , he was not a great fighter But his vessel are strong no one want mess with them

[@do-ol2540]

Please do Philippe Pétain!

[@Tanner2056]

Imagawa Clan not Yoshimoto, Yoshimoto was clan leader

[@GrndAdmiralThrawn]

That was bugging me throughout the whole section. “Yoshimoto Clan” 💀

[@Washoii]

Okazaki squad represent. Lived there for a decade.

[@BadTakeRisan]

Just finished reading shogun. Shoutout my boy Toranaga!

[@diversejoe617]

It's just around the corner, Abe Lincoln video is coming soon btw good video on Japanese history

[@alfjones6377]

Oda Nobunaga was the most powerful and feared Shogun. The Japanese until this say day consider him so and the most important Nihonjin historically to ever live.

[@jarroncarlton]

Right then I'd go with Toyotomi Hideyoshi who seized power after his death and Ieyasu fell right in line with the rest of them.

[@caynebyron]

Nobunaga never became shogun.

[@jarroncarlton]

@@caynebyron because he was to busy uniting the land while ieyasu just so happened to be the last guy with power after Toyotomi ... he simply was right place right time.

[@mariusmatei2946]

​@@jarroncarltonno, Oda Nobunaga, actually, declined the title (of "shogun"); he had several occasions/opportunities to claim the title (for himself), especially that he was the one who ended the "rule" of the Ashikaga (shogun) Dynasty, in 1573 (when he forced the last Ashikaga shogun to abdicate, and become a Buddhist monk), but he (Oda Nobunaga) didn't (claim the title of "shogun").

[@kickassssnation027]

Oda never claimed the title Shogun. He was too busy with the warrior monks in Mt. Hiei near Kyoto that posed a threat to him. Well, that and he was trying to mount an invasion on Uesugi controlled lands. After that massacre, Honnoji happened. Hideyoshi was never considered as Shogun, he wasn't if noble samurai blood. Because of this, the imperial court politicians that viewed Hideyoshi as inferior only gave him the title of Taiko. The only one to have had obtained the title shogun was Ieyasu as he was a distant relative to the Seiwa-Genji or Minamoto line from the Kamakura period who were then distant relatives themselves from the Emperor.

[@tajindersingh9740]

Hideyoshi and Nobunaga are the two that unified japan(During Hideyoshi’s reign whole of Japan was already unified).The other seized power and established a new government.

[@duncancurtis5971]

As you near Edo, ninja assassins are closing in. Watch your back Tono.

[@gavinandashtonjohnsonbroth7432]

We need a video on Stonewall Jackson.

[@briandoss9232]

Well, all i know about Japanese history comes from playing Samurai Warriors. So thanks for clearing all that up!

[@koam7180]

If you could do a video on King Kamehameha the great, I would be grateful! Mahalo!

[@514Exc]

As a Nigerian its crazy to see this, The Benin Empires other is Edo and to this day theres a village named Edo and the empire reined from 14th to 17th century also. The title " Iyase " which is very similar to " Iyasu " means the same thing " War general ", and there is is an area named " Oba " in nigeria rather than " Oda " and translates to " Ruler/King".

[@Flugmorph]

yeah those parallels also made me curious recently, what an interesting bunch of coincidences.

[@tonypintarelli877]

Finally!

[@andrewstevenson118]

This is the "Shogun" shogun, right?

[@lazy_lefty]

Takeda Shingen was obsessed with handsome young boys and wrote a ton of love letters to different young boys talking about how "they were his hearts only desire" lmfao dude was a terrifying warlord but still had a soft spot for creepy man-boy love.....

[@shayd1984triton]

Simon is there a Playlist for all three of these men. The captions don't spell their names right.

[@Ayaki6166]

My grandma's family is distant relative the Ieyasu Tokugawa and Imperial family. also part of the daimyo's family.

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

徳川家康はとても興味深い人で、素晴らしい家族の物語を持っています。

[@levand3673]

Please do Robert Walpole next!

[@shaider1982]

Hope Simon will do a video on the Fujiwara clan, which infulenced imperial power in Japan by marrying off their daughters to the Imperial court.

[@benjaminforman8901]

Oh my Lands O' Lotion, somebody's been practicing! I'm goddam impressed!

[@gatsby201041]

I'm begging you! PLEASE DO "The Munster Rebellion" Dan Carlin did a excellent podcast about it called "Prophets of Doom" It's amazing. 1 million views easy!

[@RevinSOR13]

The Nioh games taught me all I needed to know.

[@kheelengkwek1355]

It’s the Imagawa clan. Yoshimoto is a first name (rather than a family / clan name).

[@fadew55]

Watching shogun on Hulu, and this shows up

[@gershomtan5879]

Toyotomi hideyoshi was a fuckin legend considering he started as a commoner. Ieyasu just happened to be the most patient and best at truly ruling

[@arzhvr9259]

The Tokugawa’s only accomplishment was laying the seeds of her destruction during the Meiji Rebellion. Japan’s golden age was the Heian.

[@multiyapples]

Rest In Peace to those that passed away.

[@i.s.a.t.newroman8992]

it-it- it's the Shogun!?

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

Tokugawa Ieyasu cool

[@ubermikesocal]

19:15 Meet the new Shogun, Hit A Toddler

[@Sonal_M_Suvarna]

Even emperor meji is also good topic specially meji restoration

[@johnnybongjovi7902]

Sweet

[@Thect]

Hi Simon, can you also display these people's name in their original language in the future?

[@ZillahEnoch]

I appreciate that you keep consistent in naming the different people by one of their names instead of their subsequent ones, but it would be great if you could also keep consistent in calling either everyone by their surname or by their given name. It's a bit jarring when you say "Tokugawa and Nobunaga" but I suppose you didn't want to struggle saying "Ieyasu" too many times.

[@joakimlundgren7043]

The main character in The Last Samurai movie is called Nathan Algren.

[@DrakoDragonis]

Oda Nobunaga, his picture reminds me of Doug, from the cartoon show of the same name :P

[@bkjeong4302]

Guy really beat out every other hypercompetent major daimyo of the later Sengoku Jidai (there are a ton) by being patient.

[@terdsie]

Call me crazy, but I love the way Simon says the word "Christian". Chris-tian sounds so much better than Chris-shun.

[@onaradu]

make one about Monster of Florence killer, or Vera Renczi who poisoned a bunch of men.