Japanese Emperors Family Tree | 1,350 Years Ago to Present

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[@JDsVarietyChannel]

Imagine trying to remember the names of 49 kids.

[@kaelthas9970]

A teacher can do that.

[@timchiu501]

Then I would probably name them as 太郎, 二郎,三郎… (eldest, two, three…etc), as it’s a common way to name sons in such way in Japan

[@idkimjustdarkfudgelol6896]

I remember like years ago my principal remember almost everyone name in the school ( at the time probably were a few hundred kids)

[@justvictor1363]

@@timchiu501 Also in ancient China, they would call them "First" "Last Name", "Trouble" "Last Name", and so on lol

[@sadettinarslan5324]

the thing is emperor didnt even try to memorize their names. he just expelled all of them from his court.

[@isekai421]

ありがとうございます！

[@samaccardi]

"The Fujiwara Clan famously married their daughters into the Imperial family, allowing them control over the Heian court for 200 years." - Linfamy

[@filipschweiner1989]

Ah yes, here is the comment I was looking for! It immediately popped into my head after hearing the mention of the Fujiwara Clan, which famously married their daughters into the Imperial family, allowing them control over the Heian court for 200 years.

[@rachel_sj]

I’m late to the video premiere but I’m happy to see that Linfamy’s famous Fujiwara Clan quote is spreading around KZbin….much like the Fujiwara influence in the Heian court!

[@iustitiamerchantxiv5872]

The Fujiwara clan reminds me of the Crane Clan from Legend of the Five Rings.

[@romeman10]

I'm totally lost

[@Noname-qk8iy]

Puppet

[@just_radical]

Rather than an Asian Royal Family Trees chart it's kind of apparent from the video the Japanese royal family should be on a chart with the Fujiwara and Shogun Families to show the connections like Matt has on the European one.

[@dorderre]

Plus the Minamoto and Taira Clans, since they were actual branches of the Yamato Family.

[@just_radical]

@@dorderre well yes. I did mean them but I was loosely calling them the "Shogun families" But ideally it would be like Imperial line -> Kanmu Heishi dotted line down to kiyomori and his sons, dotted line down to the Hojo, dotted line down to nobunaga. Imperial line -> seiwa genji dotted line down to Yoritomo, dotted line to ashikaga, dotted line to Tokugawa Then Fujiwara-> separation into the konoe and kujo branches. Then like floating in the middle would be Hideyoshi, Hideyori and Hidetsugu from tbe Toyotomi

[@o-o2399]

@@just_radical i should say the connection of the tokugawa to the Minamoto and the connection of the oda to the taira *are debatable*

[@just_radical]

@@o-o2399 yup but at that many generations its more like a foot note like "allegedly 15 generations" or something. His existing chart already ignores the dubious essay of the relation of emperors Keitai and Buretsu by just skipping from Jinmu to Tenji

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

@@je-freenorman7787 take your meds man, god DAMN. Who told you Asians didn’t exist? Lmao

[@jackconate9569]

謝謝！

[@imfromearth4222]

Fun fact: The legend of Emperor Jimmu matches the terrain and population ratio of the 1BC Japan

[@jagaimo3839]

Exactly. In the legend of Emperor Jimmu, there is a description of Lake Kawachi, which existed until about 2,000 years ago.

[@snomcultist189]

Dos Jesus?

[@HeindsAG]

@@snomcultist189Jesus is real, it’s not a matter of opinion like God. Jesus was an actual real person and (in MYY opinion, God is real aswell) but Jesus walked the earth like 100000000 times soo

[@Synystr7]

@@jagaimo3839 Lakes generally don't change much in 2000 years. If at all.

[@phrophetsamgames]

​@@Synystr7depends on the lake

[@holden_tld]

"his niece, who was also his wife" ah i've seen this video.

[@bishopthefool]

"so you've been playing Crusader Kings..."

[@RedRocket4000]

Early Emperors of which we don't have extra documentation on are said to normally marry sisters making them like Egyptian Pharaoh who were expected to. By extra documentation the two earliest history books have them and who married who but as these also include creation myths and tales of the gods they are not considered proof. But something missed by those attacking things like this is when writen we are aware of other sources they had to comply with. Probably thanks to oral tradition they probably right on the names in order of the first to 31st but other details uncertain and the Devine parts unprovable.

[@Tmccreight25Gaming]

Real Crusader Kings vibes

[@paulinalevina9690]

It´s Habsburg-in´ time

[@kein4804]

古代は皇族しか皇后になれなかった。 しかしその慣習を破った結果、藤原氏が権力を掌握した。 後年、平家も同じく婚姻政策により権力を掌握した。 一族の権力を維持するという意味では必要な慣習だったよ。健康的ではないがね。

[@thomasdixon4373]

I love learning about the Japanese monarchy, it has such a long and rich history! Would it be possible to do a vid on the different Japanese clans and shoguns?

[@adangbe]

There's a channel that covers that in a series of videos. However, it would be cool that this channel will cover it and how the shoguns, warrior/cadet clans intertwined with the Royal family and his power over time.

[@mkultrabaked6190]

@@adangbe Could you drop the channel?

[@yanstein8464]

@@mkultrabaked6190 i think they talked about linfamy, this guy has an amazing series on the ancient japanese history (from neolith to around 13th century so far)

[@Goodguy507]

@@adangbe Kinda unhelpful to mention to the commenter that there is a channel which covers a topic he's interested in, but not mention its name or link

[@adangbe]

@@Goodguy507 Did you actually read my comments before you posted?

[@VV-xl6sr]

some interesting things i found before Tenji: 1. Early Japan has a ultimogeniture, a system of inheritance by which the youngest child succeeds to the estate, so usually the younger brother enthrone before the Oujin era(Oujin is the first emperor that institutionalized the governance). The Ainu, an indigenous people of Hokkaido (in a historical sense rather than a genetic one), have the same custom, which makes the feeling of common roots from the Jomon period(Joumon people is one of the main ancestor of modern japanese according to the latest genetics, and Ainu people is a descendants of the Jomon people). However, posterity scholars wondered about such ancient customs and adapted when writing in books and the adaption making it difficult to consider. 2. Emperor Chu-ai(The 14th Emperor) There was an oracle to send troops to the Korean Peninsula, but he gave up because it was troublesome and died with punishment against God. His wife was pregnant, but he went to war instead and won a victory. 3.Emperor Nin-toku(The 16th Emperor) He had a strong interest in civil engineering and the economy, such as conducting public works projects and creating employment, and even after he died, he built the largest tomb in Japan's history. 4.Emperor Keitai(The 26th Emperor) After Emperor Buretsu died, since there was no successor, people searched for the descendants of the emperor all over Japan and found that he, who ruled the northwestern part of Japan, was the fifth grandson of Emperor Ohjin and became the emperor. Those who think that ancient history should be bloody imagine this is a revolution.

[@zanews23]

Ultimogeniture is neat. I think it’s the system I would prefer if I were a monarch. That way, you can take a look at who your most recent child is and judge whether you think they’d make a good successor or not. If you don’t think they would, then you get the option to “re-roll the dice” and try again by having another child, thus making them the youngest, and you can just stop having children when you’re satisfied with the current youngest. With primogeniture, you’re just stuck with the first one you had…unless you kill them or something, but that’s a rather bad look for a monarch. Of course, I would really prefer if I could simply hand-pick my successor from all my children. But as long as there’s going to be a basic rule of succession in the absence of any choice, I prefer ultimogeniture.

[@VV-xl6sr]

every legends has an interesting things

[@RedRocket4000]

@@zanews23 The best trick probably on first loss of power by the Emperor was to convince the new people in charge it better to retain the emperor as figure head instead of making themselves Emperor. And thus the longest running dynasty because every time they lose power they are not killed just made figureheads as that is what everyone expects them to do. Mac Arthur certainly knew this along with US government. Thus retaining the Emperor but letting him live in his bunker for awhile. They did not charge the Emperor but he's not alone several figures who should have been charged with war crimes were not as Americans rightly needed some competent people running the new Japan as American did not want to keep the place. Enough people guilty of the major warcrimes mostly committed suicide but if not were charged and executed.

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@zanews23 the problem with ultimogeniture though is you have a higher chance of having a child inherit the throne

[@zanews23]

@@jaimelannister1797 Not a problem if you have a surviving spouse who can act as regent for a few years while the monarch grows up :)

[@TH-ce1ej]

日本の歴史のことを世界に発信して下さり、嬉しい限りです。

[@jan-pi-ala-suli]

同じ

[@monoris2008]

天武からしか相手にしてないのが何ともねー、それ以前が面白いのに

[@0Kokko-Youtube]

@@monoris2008それ以前はもう神話の世界になるのでただでさえ長い皇室の話を動画にまとめるのにはかなり苦労がかかるのでしょう

[@monoris2008]

@@0Kokko-KZbin 継体天皇あたりからは実在視されてるし、聖徳太子も大化の改新も神話扱いしちゃうのはいくら何でもないわ。 面倒だから初めの方なしってのはリスペクトに欠けてる。

[@user-hinaccho2007]

⁠@@monoris2008継体天皇からは実際にいたけど、聖徳太子はいたかどうか不明なんだよなあ

[@TheWatcher5292]

dispite being the biggest recorded dynasty, it ironically is the chart was probably the easiest for matt to make considering no other lines mix with it

[@Sabersquirl]

other lines do mix with it, the chart just doesn't show them.

[@Andrew-gn9qp]

@@Sabersquirl Everyone that married into the Imperial family of Japan were all part of the Yamato dynasty, the Fujiwara clan, the Minamoto clan, and the Taira clan are all branches of the Yamato dynasty, this only changed in 1959 when Empress Michiko married Emperor Akihito.

[@syasyaishavingfun]

Its easy when you marry your nieces and cousins

[@rayhuakai5415]

Emperor Kammu's mother was a member of the Baekje royal family.

[@wadepsilon01]

More precisely, he is "a descendant of the Baekje royal family who defected to Japan 200 years ago. However, Korean records do not confirm the name of the exiled prince.

[@sootchh4055]

I had known about Commander Perry but didn't know his first name was Matthew. So when the actor's photo appeared, I spat out my Pepsi in laughter.

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平) once wrote: "The Way of the Warrior has been misunderstood. It is not a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek to compete and better one another are making a terrible mistake. To smash, injure, or destroy is the worst thing a human being can do. The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent such slaughter - it is the Art of Peace, the power of love"

[@joatanpereira4272]

This is exactly the philosophy that destroyed Aikido's efficiency

[@oTuro]

You missed the last part of that quote... "..and to let your wife's boyfriend visit anytime he wants."

[@matthewferrantino9521]

To instigate may be terrible, but there is no effective defense without effective offense. A very wise 2 yr old once philosophized: "He started it!" His sheer grasp of law so astounded everyone they made him emperor.

[@matthewferrantino9521]

Just remember never to start it, and be unafraid to finish it.

[@dkleath8697]

TY for your Profoundly True Statement!

[@cgt3704]

"There is some doubt about the authenticity of this picture". I see what you did there Matt-san

[@OnthetableNow]

日本史についてはくわしい外国人がいっぱいいてびっくり

[@freakrx2349]

Emperor Seiwa is the ancestor of the Minamoto family who would later rule Japan as the Kamakura Shogunate and the first of many shogunates who would govern Japan until 1868.

[@theelevatedone2536]

So in a way, members of the imperial family actually ruled Japan for much of its history, just from de-royalized branches separate from the main one.

[@tertmade9769]

​@@theelevatedone2536 Thing was that many of the daimyos from their clans were descended from the Yamato Imperial family

[@watashiniha_wakarannwa]

建前上はその通りだけど、実際の血統関係については不明

[@leo-windrider]

The period of emperors abdicating early giving way to younger emperors, in order to prevent the incumbent emperor to hold power, had a lasting impact visible today. This history was why the abdication of Akihito his majesty in 2019 being controversial - abdication in Japanese history is usually a power-grabbing move by someone. In order to prevent such association, Akihito adopted the short-form title Joko (emperor emeritus), instead of the full title Daijo Tenno (senior emperor), so that the government would let him retire.

[@anneeq008]

So why is it that those historically could do it in a TOTALLY different political context to today but the current leadership have to "stick to tradition" that those that initially implemented went against in his own timeframe? And when the Emperor in 22:00 made his daughter his heir for the first time in 900 years? They break all the tradition, but we're a hostage to "culture" and are continually forced to keeping these regressive practices 🙄

[@わん子蕎麦]

No No No Not power

[@こに-e7c]

違いますよ

[@伏黒めぐみーと]

権力を持たれるのを防ぐためじゃなくて天皇は宗教的な指導者でもあるから宗教行事や災害時の被災地訪問が体力的に厳しいため辞任した感じやったと思います。そんな覚えてないけど

[@Kingdom_of_Prussia]

日本人は皆、寿命が延びた影響で疲れたんかなぁくらいにしか考えていないですね。退位することは珍しいとは思ったが日本人の誰も抵抗を示さなかった。また太上天皇の代わりに上皇と言う名前が使われたのは単に日本の長い歴史の中で略称が定着したからです。現代の英語話者で島をilandと書く人が存在しないのと同じです。

[@bIeaq]

craziest thing about this is that they can directly trace a line back, without any massive 3rd, 4th, 5th etc cousin breaks between rulers

[@sxjthefirst]

By giving up power they got longevity instead it seems

[@TheGratefulDeadhead]

A sad fact about Antoku, his grandmother drowned him at the battle of Dan-no-ura, causing all of the Taira Clan to drown themselves.

[@barrymoore4470]

This tragic episode is dramatized in the classic 1964 horror film 'Kwaidan', directed by Masaki Kobayashi, which sees the child-emperor and his court become ghosts appealing to a blind musician to sing to them their history.

[@burgermeowster]

I've been waiting for this one. It is fascinating how long the Japanese dynasty has ruled.

[@gor2480]

He had a video about them before. Although he seems to have deleted it

[@ciello___8307]

its mainly because for most of history, the emperor had little power.

[@jagaimo3839]

@@ciello___8307 Japanese emperor is to Japan what the pope is to Europe.

[@ciello___8307]

@@jagaimo3839 yes, that is a good comparison.

[@山田次郎-e8i]

Emperor of Japan = First to unify the nation and founder of Shinto religion. However, from the Kamakura Shogunate to the Edo period, the shogun was the real power. After the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, the emperor became the head of state, imitating the Western constitutional monarchy.

[@AndrewBoundy]

Should we be using famous pirates to narrate KZbin videos - I say yes.

[@Diamondman164]

*Aye

[@OfficialRepublicans]

Aye

[@krishpatel3156]

Aye

[@realreactionsrealrapping693]

Lol only right if his female boyfriend well u know his badass gf that runs everything

[@revinhatol]

Naw

[@kon7311]

As a japanese it was interesting to see the photos of US admiral Perry and emperor Meiji, because these specific photos weren't so frequently appearing on history books in schools.

[@haera1471]

Just out of curiosity what periods of Japanese history did you learn at high school? Or if you learned any other history outside of Japan which periods?

[@kon7311]

@@haera1471 I guess in high school we have learned through Japanese history from ancient era to a bit around the cold war. Everyone learns world history and Japanese history at least once or twice in the elementary and junior high school, I guess.

[@HansWurst1569]

If you are still interested the youtube channel “buyuuden japanese history” is doing a chronological order of japanese history as shown in textbooks

[@ぶ乙]

@@haera1471we also learn about some foreign history as well, like parts of Roman history in junior high. But this section is not large. Foreign History that impacted Japanese history (like Opium war) are given more context though. In High school students can choose between World history and Japanese history where students can deepen their knowledge of history.

[@gunmarcyan]

The emperor is a good tool for governing the nation, It is a consistent historical fact in Japan that the person who can make the emperor into a puppet is actually the most powerful person in Japan. The emperor has dignity but almost no power.

[@ああ-e6h8n]

そう言われてますが、結局天皇をどの将軍も殺せず、朝敵になる事を恐れた

[@jayt9608]

It has long been my contention that the Imperial dynasty of Japan has survived as the world's longest continuing dynasty by being so long reduced to the status of figurehead while the shogunate rose and fell as the holders of real power. Further, while there were infighting amongst the family, it seems that they were not as plagued by the intrigues that undermined other courts.

[@The_University_of_Tokyo]

それは事実です。しかし補足があるとすれば幕府の長である征夷大将軍は源氏でなければならないという説が存在し、真偽はともかく征夷大将軍には源氏を名乗ることがある。そしてその源氏とは元を辿れば天皇家の血筋を受け継ぐことを副次的に意味する事になった。 ただし私の日本史への理解度は低いのでそこには留意してください。

[@hekineko]

"Rex regnat et non gubernat" is the biggest secret to the survival of the monarchy.

[@munekoyosshi5864]

日本語で失礼。 「reduce to the status....」のところはちょっと違いますね。 日本においては、天皇の権威は古来より著しく高く、日本を統治する際、その権威を排除するよりも、その権威を利用した方が効率が良かったと考えられます。 なので、将軍は天皇から執政権を譲り受ける形を常に取ってきた。これは、奇妙なことで、明治維新時の大政奉還も、この慣例に乗る形で、将軍から執政権を天皇に戻すという形が取られた。 藤原氏の摂関政治も形は同じで、この形は、日本という国体そのものを表しているといえます。 権力と権威とを明確に別けているというのは、世界でも珍しいのではないかと思います。

[@GMKGoji01]

I love learning about Japan and its emperors, but Jimmu was actually very interesting.

[@今日一日]

A very good presentation of the history of the Japanese imperial family. However, there should be one correction; The father of the present Emperor Naruhito,as is called Emperor Heisei in the presentation, is still alive and is called not Emperor Heisei but Emperor emeritus with the due respect.

[@wrexgrafix84]

It’s too bad you didn’t talk about Empress Suiko and her regent Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi) as she technically didn’t have the title Tennō. It was during her reign that Buddhism was introduced to Japan and also the constitution (based on China’s Sui court) that her successors would use was established.

[@EinsatzgruppenB]

Incidentally, the next emperor was not the son of Empress Suiko.

[@woyaiy81]

I'm against the royal system, but I think it's amazing that the Imperial family has remained unbroken for over 2,000 years!

[@kenyamauchi11]

I really love your videos. But I have some points to point out for this video. 1. In 8:46, it is "Montoku" (文徳) and not "Montuku" because "tu" as a syllable does not exist in Japanese. 2.a. Since you are using "ō" (to distinguish it to short "o") like in 2:56 "Jitō" (持統), in 4:56 “Shōmu” (聖武), the following are corrections: in 2:23 "Kōbun" (弘文), in 4:16 "Heijōkyō" (平城京), in 4:21 "Genshō" (元正), in 6:16 “Kōnin” (光仁), in 6:58 “Heiankyō” (平安京). 2.b. Also, there is also distinction between long "ū" and short “u”, like in 10:51 “En’yū” (円融). (Although in 17:28, there is macron on “u”, like “Goen’yū” (後円融).) 3. Fun fact: When Emperor Akihito (his personal name) passed way, he will be renamed as “Emperor Heisei” (his posthumous name). Today, in Japanese daily conversation, the emperor emeritus is referred to as 上皇様 (jōkōsama) [more properly instead of using 様 (sama), there is 陛下 (heika) like 天皇陛下 (tennōheika)] and the empress as 上皇后様 (jōkōgōsama), thus, avoiding to mention their names especially in news. I hope I do not offend anyone.

[@motecho6876]

No, you have not offended anyone. At least I'm not. Japanese phonetics are obviously unique being very different from the Chinese phonetics, and also standard Japanese phonetics being much different from Indo Aryan / Semitic ones.

[@yamamoto65536]

when emperor passedよりもif emperor diedのほうが、少なくとも英国では丁寧な言い方らしいです。

[@mfaizsyahmi]

The Fujiwara clan famously married their daughters into the Imperial family, allowing them control into the Heian court for 200 years.

[@wareforcoin5780]

I don't know how _actually_ useful this chart is in my life, but I like it.

[@Monosekist]

When a random person stops you on the street, demanding to know who was Emperor of Japan in whatever year, this chart becomes useful.

[@wareforcoin5780]

@@Monosekist A reasonable thing most people experience.

[@sirwelch9991]

I sincerely hope the House of Yamato lives another century to the minimum.

[@sinoroman]

It should end, but religion keeps them

[@Vampybattie]

@@sinoroman religion doesn't lol Shinto is not really religion they are atheist

[@l4nd3r]

@@Vampybattie It ticks all the boxes of being a religion.

[@desu8990]

@@Vampybattie that’s not at all true

[@auxiliarypowerunit]

@@sinoroman why should it

[@おいだき-s8y]

外国人でも、藤原氏のこととか室町幕府のこと、さらには京都の名の由来とか色々細かいところを理解していることを知り、とても喜んでいます

[@連投指示厨]

アニメとか現代日本文化が好きな外国人は日本メディアで言われるよりも圧倒的に少数だし，更に歴史的，政治的な日本に関心があるのは更に極一部だけどね

[@janwitkowsky8787]

Everytime I watch Japanese history and the period of re-opening (or rather, the end of Sakoku) I await the Matthew Perry joke, with glee.

[@PicklePickle7]

I think this is one of the longest family tree videos thus far

[@森裕紀-s3o]

But it's not complete tree ;P

[@Nathanael_Forlorn]

This explained a lot which I wasn't able to grasp in the extra credits series about the warring states and the end of the samurai. Also it added a lot of framework for what linfamy had to say about the heian court. Thanks! Very helpful as a quick glance over Japanese history!

[@MHruskamusic]

I appreciate the effort put into this but I feel that this video would have been better from a separate chart since I kept getting distracted by the other royal families instead. I found myself waiting for the lines to connect. All in all, a great video as usual despite that hiccup in my eyes.

[@VieShaphiel]

It must be really confusing for people who haven't learned Japanese that the TAIRA clan, the GenPEI war and the Tale of the HEIke are all referring to the same name

[@erimochu]

Minamoto-ke(源家)＝Gen-ji(源氏) Taira-ke(平家)＝HEI-shi(平氏) Gen-PEI war(源平合戦)

[@arx3516]

I always pictured Jimmy Tenno arriving from Hawaii to Japan on a surf board and then founding the empire.

[@zfloyd1627]

Here is the direct male line of descent from Emperor Tenji to Emperor Naruhito: 1. Emperor Tenji 2. Prince Shiki 3. Emperor Konin 4. Emperor Kanmu 5. Emperor Saga 6. Emperor Ninmyo 7. Emperor Koko 8. Emperor Uda 9. Emperor Daigo 10. Emperor Murakami 11. Emperor En'yu 12. Emperor Ichijo 13. Emperor Go-Suzaku 14. Emperor Go-Sanjo 15. Emperor Shirakawa 16. Emperor Horikawa 17. Emperor Toba 18. Emperor Go-Shirakawa 19. Emperor Takakura 20. Emperor Go-Toba 21. Emperor Tsuchimikado 22. Emperor Go-Saga 23. Emperor Go-Fukakusa 24. Emperor Fushimi 25. Emperor Go-Fushimi 26. Emperor Kogun 27. Emperor Suko 28. Prince Yoshihito 29: Prince Sadafusa 30: Emperor Go-Hanazono 31: Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado 32: Emperor Go-Kashiwabara 33: Emperor Go-Nara 34: Emperor Ogimachi 35: Prince Masahito 36: Emperor Go-Yozei 37: Emperor Go-Mizunoo 38: Emperor Reigen 39: Emperor Higashiyama 40: Prince Naohito 41: Prince Sukehito 42: Emperor Kokaku 43: Emperor Ninko 44: Emperor Komei 45: Emperor Meiji 46: Emperor Taisho 47: Emperor Showa (Hirohito) 48: Emperor Akihito 49: Emperor Naruhito

[@adangbe]

Japanese Royals - Very deep, complex subject. Had to click!

[@xF1GHT3R97]

Sss

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Not really

[@renjithnair6890]

I would really love a video of who would be the Emperor of Korea today, if the Korean peninsula were was united under a consitutional monarchy. There also so many other asian countries that you could do this with such as Vietnam, China, India, Iran, so many more. I would love to see it one day!

[@sinoroman]

Some of those will be really messy

[@preyalneupane1296]

@@sinoroman Nepal's king agree too straight. 12 kings in row all are father son except one grandfather- grandson. +no connection to other royal family

[@2jaemyungE]

대한민국은 공화국입니다. 절대 그런일이 없을 것이며, 왕정이 생긴다면 전부 단두대로 보낼 것입니다.

[@hlcapa]

@@2jaemyungEㄹㅇ 지금도 이왕가놈들 꺼드럭대는거 꼴보기싫음

[@からあげスペシャル]

もちろん金正恩でしょう。

[@chenplotkin378]

Thank you for the very interesting video! Can you please make a video about the Ryukyuan royal family (Sho dynasty)? Even though Okinawa is part of Japan since 1879, it has a very interesting and unique history.

[@yo2trader539]

Okinawa has been under Satsuma control since 1609.

[@chenplotkin378]

@@yo2trader539 Satsuma indeed invaded Ryukyu in 1609 but the Sho dynasty was abolished in 1879. Japan during the Tokugawa era traded through the Ryukyu kingdom with China due to the fact China refused to trade with Japan. Because the Ryukyu kingdom was a tribute state of China, Satsuma couldn't annex it and had to keep Ryukyu "independent". Ryukyu, after Satsuma's invasion, became a Vasal state of Satsuma. Therefore the Sho dynasty ruled Ryukyu as a vasal state until 1879 and were abolished only after Japan annexed the Ryukyu islands (present day Okinawa).

[@yo2trader539]

@@chenplotkin378 Actually, Chinese ships were allowed to dock in Nagasaki along with the Dutch during the Edo period. So there was trade throughout.

[@sklarktopus]

Cool video and really interesting topic! You might want to consider running the audio track through a pop filter to get rid of all those “P” pops. And in future you could use a pop screen for your mic. 😊

[@mathieuleader8601]

I find it very interesting that in the aftermath of WW2 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni became PM of Japan

[@RealLeFishe]

"And the emperor still gets to dress like an emperor" - Bill Wurtz

[@augustulus1277]

"But the shogun is actually in control" -Also Bill Wurtz

[@harunobu3790]

I feel that you have a lot of research to make this video. I was honestly surprised by the accuracy. I remember history class in my senior and high school a long long time ago. (I never expected to hear that FUJIWARA's commentary from a foreigner. Wow !!!) I want to learn another country's history on your channel. Of curse, I subscribe to your channel. Thank you from Japan (^o^)丿

[@Rising_Sun06]

26:54 翻訳では「彼の死後徳仁に引き継がれ」とありますが、上皇陛下は存命です。 生前退位を行われ、現在の徳仁天皇に引き継がれました。

[@Flyingpotatos]

After his death, he will be kown emperor heisei 明仁は死後、平成天皇となるでしょうと言っているので、あくまで未来について説明しているだけです。

[@Cybernaut551]

It is an honor to learn Japanese history. 🇺🇸😻🇯🇵

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

Weeb

[@KinnyRiddle]

Will you consider in the near future making separate family trees for the Kamakura, Ashikaga and Tokugawa shogunates? As sometimes you can't exactly "read" the stories of the power struggle of those 3 shogunates through just the imperial family tree. Especially the succession crisis in the Ashikaga Shogunate (AKA the Onin War) that led to the Sengoku Jidai warlord period. For the Kamakura shogunate, please also include the family tree of the Hojo regents. The Kamakura shogunate is a peculiar case, where you have the imperial family whose power is usurped by the Shoguns of the Minamoto Clan, who in turn had their power quickly usurped by their in-laws, the Hojo clan. So it's a double usurpation. It was the Hojo clan who oversaw and repelled the Mongol invasions. Though the Mongol invasion was successfully repelled, the samurai clans who fought off the Mongols were disgruntled as they felt they were not being compensated and rewarded by the Hojos, which led to the Kamakura Shogunate falling.

[@ColleenJousma]

i was like, dang, UsefulCharts has been busy. And then I realized it was Jack. ;) (much love, Jack

[@secretman796]

Early to a Useful charts hooray.

[@LDF1218]

It just grinds my gears that they won’t change the law so the emperor’s daughter can rule.

[@rivenoak]

it hinges now on Hisahito, the nephew to current emperor Naruhito. if he fathers daughters only, the issue is on the table again.

[@jacobknepp2925]

@@rivenoak I’m pretty sure all male line descendants exist. I remember reading about one but he’s something like 20th cousins with the current emporer

[@stevenglowacki8576]

@@jacobknepp2925 The law put into place at some point in the past made all distant relatives non-royal. I don't recall the details, but there's literally no one legally left besides the current emperor's brother and the latter's son. That's the main reason why they considered changing the law. I'm guessing that most of those distant relatives have absolutely no "training" in being monarchs.

[@boycottnok1466]

There are many male descendants of emperor outside the main family this branch should be eleminated and unknown commoner man who is distant but direct descendant of Emperor can be given position.

[@LDF1218]

@@bigmoniesponge If they don’t there won’t be anyone on the throne of Japan. They’re out of male heirs after the emperor’s brother and nephew.

[@SkepticalChris]

Tokyo = Eastern Capital or in Chinese called "Dongjing" Beijing = Northern Capital Nanjing = Southern Capital

[@Amnok]

Seoul = Capital JK Traditional Chinese capital : Cháng'ān (+Kāifēng,Luòyáng) " Japanese capital : Kyōto That's why their current capital named with 'north' or 'east'

[@leezhieng]

Chang'An used to be the western capital (Xi jing) during Han dynasty.

[@CatnamedMittens]

@@jeremias-serus nah

[@dtfery5jf5kk]

@@jeremias-serus I agree, West-Taiwan should be annexed by Japan.

[@tokatifujiwara3364]

@@dtfery5jf5kk I agree, just like Germany (or shall we say West-Russia) should be annexed by Russia

[@AnkitGupta-ov8un]

Imagine being able to figure out who was your ancestor from 2 milleniums earlier

[@toyoashihara6242]

Comment from Japan: Why was there actually no usurpation of the throne? Even if someone had attempted usurpation, they would have lacked authority as a false emperor. Japanese people, from the elite to the general public, would not have allowed it. Japan is organically connected to the imperial family. Debates about the presence or absence of political power may misunderstand the essence of the emperor. Emperor Jimmu, the founder, has a connection with the age of the gods. Japan (Yamato), founded based on divine decree, continued to weave its history alongside the imperial lineage without disappearing thereafter. Emperor Meiji entrusted his rule to a system based on constitutional order, swearing to the gods and imperial spirits. Since the current constitution was created as an amendment to the Meiji Constitution, fundamentally, His Majesty the Emperor today also fulfills the role of symbol based on Emperor Meiji's oath of "constitutional monarchy," praying for the nation's well-being.

[@tt-ew7rx]

If you want your dynasty to last long, it helps to abdicate from actual power.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

or be so entrenched in the fabric of society that nobody dared to usurp the throne. don't kid yourself, the emperors of japan had little power over most of its history, with real power being in regents, cloistered retired emperors, and shoguns. that's how you keep the lineage.

[@WROFKU]

世界で歴史を共有してて嬉しい！

[@kirbykung]

What happened to the old Japanese video? Great job btw, keep up your good work!

[@felixbergbauer6098]

if possible (don't know whether they have descendants or not), could you make a video on who would be the legitimate heir to the Japanese thrown if the Southern court had never been out of power?

[@o-o2399]

that wouldn't be that hard honestly because i believe the last male line descendants of the southern court emperors died in the early 1400s so if it was to stay the way it happened in real life the northern court descendants would become the legitimate heirs either way.

[@UsefulCharts]

Yeah, they all died out.

[@giuseppemassari9970]

No-one going to comment on the fact that empress Genmei was empress’ Jito’s sister and daughter-in-law?

[@gmoo84]

Prince Kusakabe was both her nephew and her 1st cousin! Yikes.

[@giuseppemassari9970]

Pretty much all the reigning empresses of that time had a similar situation: - Empress Suiko (semi-mythological, not mentioned in the video, strangely enough her personal name was Nukatabe) was married to her half-brother, Emperor Bidatsu - Empress Kogyoku/Saimei (the mother of emperors Tenji and Tenmu) was married to her (possibly-half) uncle, Emperor Jomei, who, BTW, was the son of half-siblings and was married to one of Empress Suiko's daughters, ergo, his half-aunt (Kogyoku, like Empress Koken, also reigned twice, although in her case it was because her successor died) - Empresses Jito and Genmei (who were half-sisters, but their mothers were also sisters) have already been mentioned, but a special note should be made on the fact that their father, Emperor Tenji, had six other married daughters. Of said daughters, three, Princesses Ota, Niitabe and Oe, married Emperor Tenmu himself (Ota was Empress Jito's full-blooded sister), while the other three, Princesses Minabe, Yamabe and Asuka, married Tenmu's sons, of them, two must be commented upon: Prince Takechi, Princess Minabe's husband, who was in love with his elder half-sister (who, BTW, was married to his cousin, Emperor Kobun, ergo the guy his father deposed); and Prince Otsu, Princess Yamanobe's who, you guessed it, was Princess Oka's son, meaning that he was his wife's nephew and cousin (her mother was the first cousin of Empresses Jito and Genmei's mothers). After Genmei, all other empresses, like seen on the line, were childless, but a special note, I think, shoulde be made about Empresses Meisho and Go-Sakuramachi. - Meisho is a bit badass because she had living brothers when she became Empress, but her mother was the Empress and daughter of the second TOkugawa Shogun, while they were sons of concubines, and so she became empress before them. She also was the ruler of japan when the country officially banned christianity, and after becoming empress at age 5 she then ruled until age 19, and then proceeded to live until the age of 72 - Go-Sakuramachi, on the other hand, inherited the throne from her brother at the age of 22, who abdicated in her name, and ruled until the age of 30. While during her reign there was an attempt against the power of the shogun, she truly became a bit awesome after her abdication though, because as the Retired Empress from 1771 to 1813, she was responsible for preventing a succession crisis when her nephew became deathly ill (by choosing who would be the chosen relative he would adopt as his heir, as he was the last male-line descendant of Emperor Nakamikado) and for the remainder of her life she came to be referred as "Guardian of the Young Lord", referring to the fact that she was a constant figure behind the reign of Emperor Kokaku (her nephew's successor), which was also the reign which started the slow undermining of the shogun's powers

[@13aker0]

Fun theory: Jimmu was just one good cutthroat who ranked up and decided his family will rule the land, and started cooking legends of their birth rite. humans will still be humans, present and before..

[@J-H-W-C]

Jimmu never existed. There is no record. The earliest emperors we know were likely conflated with real figures. Kinmei is the first emperor to rule over a proper state. Though that still makes Japan the oldest continuous monarchy.

[@KinnyRiddle]

BTW, concerning the name for Kyoto. I believe if you had to be strictly technical, the city's name had always been Heian-Kyo (literally Peace Capital). As the city had been the imperial capital for so long, the Japanese gradually started just calling the city "Kyo" (literally just "The Capital"), as heard in many period dramas and movies. Overtime, Kyo became Kyoto, which literally just means "Capital Metropolis", and this name stuck.

[@rex6689]

The theory of the Spring and Autumn double calendar (春秋二倍暦説) is one of the hypotheses in Japanese archaeology. It is often proposed in reconstructing ancient Japanese history. This theory states that in ancient Japanese society, six months from spring to summer and six months from autumn to winter were counted as one year each, and is often used to explain the unnatural longevity of the emperors who supposedly reigned in the early years of the Yamato kingdom. In the Meiji period (1868-1912), several Japanese scholars developed this theory based on a commentary in the "Gishiwajinden" of " Sangokushi" (Records of the Three Kingdoms) that states, "The people of Yamato did not know the four seasons of the year, but only counted the spring plowing and autumn harvest as the year. Although the evidence for this theory is weak and it cannot be said to be widely supported as a theory, it is a well-known theory that is often discussed in discussions of ancient history because it has a certain degree of persuasiveness.

[@drswag0076]

it was during Hirohito's reign that Nintendo began making video games. you might know these names, Mario, Donkey Kong, Link and all the other great games. fun fact about Legend of Zelda is that it was inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto's childhood experiences of exploring the outdoors which led to the event's of Link's quest to obtain the Triforce and defeat the demon king, Ganon/Ganondorf.

[@mildbreeze1982]

Nobody educate that “we must respect our Emperor” in Japan. But we naturally respect our Emperor.

[@uranusjr]

Just want to point out that the period when the emperor ruled from Heijoukyou is indeed also called the Heijou Period. The Nara Period is named so because the area was already called Nara at the time, also that Kanmu moved to Nagaokakyou (also at Nara) before he moved again to Heiankyou ten years later.

[@ulysseh]

In addition, the period saw half a dozen capitals, all in or around Nara; whereas the Heian period began and ended with the Heiankyo as capital.

[@DBD123DBD]

it took roughly 600 years for 100 emperors and then for the next 600 years there were only 25 emperors i find that interesting

[@Artur_M.]

23:32 "There is some doubt about the authenticity of this picture." You don't say? 😉

[@マイペット-e5k]

As a Japanese, what surprised me about Japanese history is that so many historical figures are descended from the Emperor's family.

[@emilybarclay8831]

That’s usually how it happens. It’s the same in English history. Descendants of the king tend to have the most money and power, after all

[@shingovlog0000]

僕も天皇の子孫です。清和天皇の系統です。ですが僕は普通の一般人です。こういう人は日本にはたくさんいます。

[@kkliz46]

had no idea famous comedian matthew perry had such a role in japanese economy

[@livtube6145]

I love the fact that the picture you have of Matthew Perry is of the actor and not the one you are talking about.

[@etherospike3936]

You shoud've start with Amaterasu !

[@ryanruan4215]

oh,god,It's just a myth

[@HappyGM-R]

@@ryanruan4215 Just like Jesus

[@Taiyo_Jingu]

Well Omikami is more mythological than historical. But you believe what you wish about her divine majesty ;)

[@lincolnhaldorsen5649]

Yes!

[@MaiElizabeth]

The ninjutsu 'Amaterasu' by Sasuke!!! 😂

[@Jotari]

"Yo, you're the divine emperor, a living god amongst men hailing from a family that has embodied the very nation for over a millennia!" "Cool. Does that mean I get to rule the country?" "Ha! No."

[@23Lgirl]

🤣

[@defgt432]

This video is excellent !

[@PauxloE]

Compared to the european family trees, there doesn't seem to be any cross-breeding between the dynasties of different countries in Asia. I guess there is a lot more if we look at other relatives inside the country, but that would be one poster per country.

[@PauxloE]

@Anonymus X There is not much assumption. The first part (less cross-breeding) is just an observation from the chart (there are almost no lines connecting the dynasties of the countries), the second (you would see more when looking at the families inside a country) is from what was told in this video about the other noble families. Or do you mean there are actually connections which are just not shown on the chart?

[@ElCidLee]

Some famous Asian dynasties cross-breeding happened between Chinese emperor's family and Khans in the steppe. Otherwise, during the Zhou dynasty, family of Kings and dukes were cross-breeding very much. The 16 kingdoms, warlords of Tang dynasty, then Aisingioro family with Genghis khan's descendants lived in the steppe, all did the same.

[@o-o2399]

Asian countries up until the 18th century usually did everything internally

[@DinoDudeDillon]

Matthew Perry - "there is some doubt about the authenticity of this picture" 😂

[@andreeawow3876]

Pleasee do a useful chart on psychology related themes. It would be amazing to buy. Awesome video!

[@jinkazama18335]

Real life game of thrones 💀❤️

[@nicbahtin4774]

this hole tree is pretty much the true puppet master meme

[@kered13]

It turns out, the secret to having a long lasting dynasty is to hold no real power.

[@森裕紀-s3o]

19:52 The Hosokawa family is continuing today, and ex-Primminister Morihiro Hosokawa was one of the family heads of the Hosokawa family.

[@野生の俺が現れた]

外国人のみなさんに一つ豆知識を。（ただ、前提としてあくまでこれは私の持論であることを頭の片隅に入れておいてください） この動画でも言及されている通り、日本では天皇に実権がない時代が千年間ほど続きました。それなのに、何故天皇制は無くならなかったのか。何故歴代の権力者は天皇制を廃止しなかったのか。不思議に思う人もいるかもしれません。 私が思うに、これには二つほど理由があります。 まず一つ目は、「日本人は偉大な天皇家に逆らうべきではない」という共通意識があったということ。これは外国人、特に共和政国家出身の方からすると理解し難い考え方かもしれません。しかし、日本においては今日まで二千年間ほど、常に天皇が国家の最上位に君臨しているのです。そういった常識が形成されるのも不思議ではありません。実際に、特に江戸後期から昭和期にかけては、その考え方が強く広まっていました。 そして二つ目、これが私がみなさんに教えたいことです。日本の天皇とはつまり、ヨーロッパにおけるローマ法王なのです。歴代の権力者は皆、天皇によってその地位を保証されていたために、天皇を排除しようとしなかったのです。例えば、藤原氏は皆、天皇と親族になることで政治に参画しましたし、織田信長をはじめとした戦国大名は皆、京都（天皇のいた場所）を目指しました。これは、そうして天皇を擁することで、自分が正当な日本の支配者であると堂々と主張できたためです。そしてそれを成したのが徳川家康であり、彼や彼の子孫は歴代の天皇によって「征夷大将軍（将軍）」に任命され、日本を支配することとなります。明治政府もその例に漏れません。この動画において明治天皇は「わずか十五歳で権力を取り戻した」と説明されていますが、その理由は「明治天皇を擁し、正統性を保証された改革者たちによって幕府陣営が倒されたために、自動的に改革者陣営である明治天皇に強い権力が付与された」ためなのです。そして今日、現行の日本政府は天皇を擁しています。 つまり、言い方は悪くなりますが、日本の支配者になりたいのなら、天皇を擁する方法が一番楽なのです。何故なら、天皇に認められることこそが正統性の証であるから。だから天皇はどの時代においても大切にされるわけですね。 ※とても長くなってしまい申し訳ございません。それと、何度もしつこく言うようですが、これはあくまで私の持論に過ぎないと言うことを忘れぬようにお願いします。

[@toyoashihara6242]

実際の皇位簒奪がなかったのはなぜだろうか。仮に皇位簒奪をしてしまった人がいたら、その人は偽物の帝として権威がなかったでしょう。日本人は、エリート層から一般大衆まで、それを許さなかったのです。 日本国は有機的に皇室とつながっている。政治的権力の有無の議論は、天皇の本質を見誤っているとも言える。 建国の神武天皇は神々の時代とのつながりを持たせる。神勅に基づいて建国された日本（ヤマト）は、その後消えることなく、皇統とともに歴史を紡いだ。 明治天皇は、神々および皇霊に誓う形で、自ら政権を憲法的秩序に基づいた制度に託した。現憲法も明治憲法の改正手続として作られたので、根本的には今上陛下も、明治天皇の「立憲君主制」の誓いに基づいて象徴としてお務めを果たされ、国民の安寧を祈られている。

[@よっさん太郎]

それともう一つ、権力者、有力者のどいつもこいつも天皇の子孫、ってのも大きいでしょうね。他人にマウント取る一つが血筋ですから、その根本の天皇家を無くす、って発想が生まれないと思いますねえ。東大卒が学歴社会は駄目だから東大無くせ!って言わないようなものかな？と思っています。

[@zanax1001]

In Japan, They say that at least, the 26th Emperor Keitai (450-531)was actually exist. Ancient Chinese Official Document says that The 21st Emperor Yuryaku (AD 5th century ) was exist. Maybe He is the real first Emperor.

[@cyberhikikomori5326]

Japan has always been insular in its history so no surprise there aren't many overlaps with other Asian royalties. Ironically, there were clans in Japan that claim ties to Baekje in Korea & even from the first Emperor of Qin China but these were local clans, not closely related to the Yamato. I think you can make a separate chart for Japan alone detailing the connections between emperors, regent, shoguns, even the imperial branch families to better show the dynamics of its history

[@lp-xl9ld]

So from 884 to 887 someone named Koko was the emperor, also known as Mikado...as a longtime fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, I find this hysterical...

[@delinquenter]

It's as interesting how these emperors remain a long-standing family throughout history, as so dissapointing that they have lost power overall in recent times. The very reason for their existance and their driving force for keeping the family tree alive is to rule over their own empire, yet they willingly have let lose of that. Very much ironic, as fate always loves to be. I'm interest to see how things will evolve. I would personally love emperors and alike to rule over their own respected cultures in the future. Greetings with respect from Germany - Banzai to the Emperor

[@MiguelLopez-qi8wh]

In Japans case, this is nothing new. The imperial family was only a figurehead for like half of their history

[@delinquenter]

@@MiguelLopez-qi8wh Better than being dead, I guess. I certainly wouldn't mind them rising to power again.

[@MiguelLopez-qi8wh]

@delinquenter I don't see it happening any time within our lives but I think it's a possibility down the road. The good news though is that the vast majority of young Japanese people support the existence of the monarchy. Maybe their next constitution could give them emergency powers in case Japans govt falls apart or there is some kind of civil conflict

[@delinquenter]

@@MiguelLopez-qi8wh Not with that attitude. And if it happens in the close future, I bet if anyone would be amongst the first to do so, then it would be the japanese.

[@MiguelLopez-qi8wh]

@delinquenter my reason for doubt is simply because Japan is politically very stable and their young population doesn't seem to have an appetite for major changes though who knows what the future holds

[@loganqeq5888]

Jack I Have seen Your videos where You Referencing Pokemon (For Example the Ali one were you put a picture of Blue) that is the Best

[@yukinari0122]

Thanks for introducing my country's treasure - our beloved royal family. The reason why there was no change of dynasties in Japan's history is that the emperors didn't rule people, but pray for people. Of course no invasion from other nations as Japan is an island country also means a lot. Well, in other words they didn't have a real power in a long period for many times in history, so there is no need to overthrow the dynasty. And nowadays is just the period when the Emperor doesn't have power due to our current constitution.

[@marksgraybeal]

'i Once met one.' said of last leader of norhtern island nation. Artist carved bears from wood in Yellowstone old Faithfull store. ..1986 summer. he liked my guitar music. wished to go visit.

[@MutheiM_Marz]

Boshin war is basically an in house war. Shimazu clan is a descendant of Emperor Seiwa and Minamoto Yoritomo. Tokugawa also came from the same line of Emperor Seiwa. Shimazu clan lead the Tosama to overthrow Tokugawa shogunate and restore Emperor Meiji power. There are 2 things that Ieyasu feared when he dying, the face of Sanada Yukimura and Shimazu clan. Shimazu clan swears to destroy Tokugawa shogun and they did.

[@bankerdave888]

I fell asleep, and when I woke up, Matthew Perry was on the screen!!!??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@たけのこ太郎-z4y]

こんなに昔から続いていた事を知りませんでした。

[@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك]

No, they are just ridiculous liars. They are like Pharaoh who said, “I am God.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pmtwgDwg-d6k]

@@عليياسر-ف4ن9ك？

[@stephenandersen4625]

Hugh Capet: My dynasty is the longest lived! Yamamoto: Hold my sake!

[@thenightcentaur]

One day, you should do a chart on SE Asian monarchies, such as Sriwijaya (whose capital city is disputed between in Indonesia, Thailand, or maybe in another country) or Majapahit, and the link between all kingdoms with each other (including smaller kingdoms in the area).

[@AllahCat7889]

Its crazy to me that the yamato dynasty has lasted this long.

[@adiinbar993]

Well, thank you for giving me a closer look at what's on this chart, because I wasn't keen on buying to without seeing what's on it. I suspected that by cramming all the Asian royal families into one poster, it probably wouldn't do a good job on any of them, and now I see that I was right, at least the ones I know well, and I infer it's similarly cursory for the others. It's kind of the same idea as that if you want good Japanese, Chinese, Thai, or Korean cuisine, it's generally a good idea to avoid multiethnic Asian restaurants, because those tend to do a poor job of multiple cuisines rather than a good job of one.

[@buhoahogado2993]

"Could this country BE anymore closed?". Matthew Perry before blasting his guns, probably.

[@gor2480]

Is there a reason Jack is renarrating videos like this? There was one about the Japanese monarchy at one point, I definitely remember that

[@sabperez]

I was actually looking for that then this video popped up. Wondering what’s up too.

[@wildreamer2508]

This is one heck of an anime