277: Japan: Samurai and Shoguns
The Rest Is History
The Fall of Nobunaga and Japan's Isolationist Era
This chapter examines the dramatic end of Oda Nobunaga, exploring Japan's cultural perspective on seppuku in contrast to Western views on honor. It also discusses the rise of Ieyasu Tokugawa and the strategic decisions that led to Japan's isolation from European influence in the early 1600s.
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