Episode 124 - The Fall of the Samurai, Part 8

Discussing the rise of the radical shishi groups in Japan after the death of Ii Naosuke, and the violence they introduced to Japanese politics. Analyzing the power vacuum and leadership void that followed the assassination, leading to a fundamental change in Japanese politics. Exploring the emergence of the discontented lower-ranked samurai forming militant groups with the goal of overthrowing the Tokugawa government, and the contrasting reactions of different domain governments to the Shishi activism.