History of Japan cover image

Episode 440 - Tipping the Balance

History of Japan

00:00

The Jokuki and the Naga Estate

In the classic tradition of pre modern east asian historiography, it blames the impetus for an actual fight between these two sides on a woman. Blaming women for the foolish choices of men is a tradition as old as the first written histories of the chinese imperial dynasties. The jokuki has go toba and hojo yoshi toki and his gito go back and forth three times over the fate of the estate. Things are not resolved peacefully.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app