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@micalangenburg1706

23 күн бұрын

Hi Kings & Generals! I can't seem to find a Second Punic War videos on your channel anywhere. Is that a Patreon Member Exclusive or you still haven't made it? with Respect, I personally don't like the YT channels who makes videos similar to yours. It's just the Kings & Generals content, information, narration, script, visuals. Everything. is leagues above the rest. like you're the Alexander The Great of all History content. I look forward to have a Second Punic War with Hannibal sometime in the future & thank you for all the amazing contents you give us. It helps me with my depression

@KingsandGenerals

23 күн бұрын

@@micalangenburg1706 thanks! Not yet made, will be a patreon exclusive series starting in July.

@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd

23 күн бұрын

will you cover the sengoku period and japan's 3 unifiers (nobunaga, hideyoshi, and ieyasu), and the bakumatsu (boshin war and meiji restoration?

@KingsandGenerals

23 күн бұрын

@@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd yep

@kurukafadeser4910

22 күн бұрын

What apps do you use for videos?

I wish more movies and tv shows about Samurai era japan would acknowledge that several samurai clans were quite open to the idea of guns, and those that weren't came down with a mysterious case of "shot to death"

@derekvanbooven7805

23 күн бұрын

The amount of non-European powers who ever viewed guns as "dishonorable" or sorcerous for any significant amount of time tallies up to exactly.....zero. As it turns out, people generally like being able to kill their enemies more effectively

@jakekilley9037

23 күн бұрын

for real like during the tokugawa shogunate the bro literally trained an entire regiment in teppo aka musket warfare, its sad that western history is lacking which is why i love kings and generals they look at everything study and bring you legit information lol

@Magnonx

23 күн бұрын

False false last samurai is acc and based

@civtegrar

23 күн бұрын

Do you watch Shogun on FX?

@yongseung3272

23 күн бұрын

Japanese history: 50% truth 50% fantasy Most of times they fought among themselves in their island. And it was the only Koreans and Manchus prefer to use bows.

Shogun is so freaking good. Each episode gets better than the last.

@lukiepookie5140

22 күн бұрын

worst part about it is i have to wait 1 week for each episode… fucking horrible

@somejerkbag

22 күн бұрын

Really good First time I've cared about the characters in a show in a long time

@Bigstarrocker9

22 күн бұрын

More details in this show from the book unlike the original

@winzyl9546

22 күн бұрын

Is it really good? Im hesistant to watch because from watching the trailer I assumed it was gonna be a love triangle thing centered on the woman.

@somejerkbag

22 күн бұрын

It is! I wanted to hate it because it kept coming up as an ad on twitch 😆 and figured it was anpther stupid marco polo; but it's maybe the only show to come out this year where I actually give a crap about the characters

We really need a Total War: Shogun 3

@ponchovilla901

19 күн бұрын

💯💯💯

@extremel.z.s3140

18 күн бұрын

No, CA might mess it up like how they did with pharaoh

@Courtesyyy

16 күн бұрын

True!

@tomz5704

11 күн бұрын

We need a new good Total War game, period

@extremel.z.s3140

11 күн бұрын

@@tomz5704 fr

Shogun is one of the best shows I have seen

@mac2857

22 күн бұрын

💤

@9051team

22 күн бұрын

I get that it can be slow, but it's not a battle/action show. Mostly deals with culture, politics, and characters. Not for everyone, and I can see why people would be disappointed if they were expecting action. ​@@mac2857

@somejerkbag

22 күн бұрын

Both the 70s one and the new one did a fantastic job 😊

@jayokay424

22 күн бұрын

Shogun is a Spectacle for sureee a SPECTACULAR series.

@giorgijioshvili9713

22 күн бұрын

​@@Shave-ice but there was a Black Samurai Who served Oda Nobunaga called yasuke

"My lord, your enemy is a renowned swordsman who can draw his katana before his spear hits the ground" "He ain't drawing faster than my gat" - Ashigaru rifleman

Shogun 2 player : Chad ashigaru vs Virgin katana samurai 😂😂

@marcus4046

23 күн бұрын

Vs da boys Nodachi Samurai

@evangelostse2477

23 күн бұрын

Shogun 2 players watching this be like: I know everything already

@swagdaddy8298

23 күн бұрын

Ashigarus deserved to be called chads, they're literally the backbone of my army

@MyVanir

23 күн бұрын

Infantry was always thw backbone of armies, since armies of pure cavalry were horrendously expensive.

@Kogasengaha_Hishoshi

23 күн бұрын

Loan sword Ashigaru spam

In light of the turmoil of Sengoku, Edo shogunate had promoted Confucianism rather than Bushido. Theyd turned mounted warriors into bureaucrats, but its ironic that Bushido was again exalted at the end in face of Western threat. Btw some spelling mistakes. Mayby Sotaisho will be Sodaisho and Sone will be Sonae

@NemisCassander

22 күн бұрын

Mm, I wouldn't say that Bushido was only exalted at the end of the Edo period. The Hagakure, after all, was written around the year 1700, right? Honestly, the Hagakure was more a piece of hagiography of the warrior, rather than any depiction of actual bushido, at least as practiced in the (then historical) Sengoku Jidai.

@anathardayaldar

22 күн бұрын

When confronted with an overpowering foreigner, many demagogs resort to mythologizing the past to rally the populace.

While in no way an expert in the field, I have noticed two slight inaccuracies: the capital of the Hojo clan was Odawara, not Edo. Edo became the center of power after the Tokugawa took the lands of the Hojo. In addition, the arquebusiers used a wooden palisade at Nagashino, which further hampered the charge of the Takeda cavalry For the rest, great video. It was pleasure to watch it.

Nice introduction. I like the gentle myth busting as well.

I once decided to write a glossary of armor, armor pieces, and their nomenclature. After finishing with European, Arab and Indian armor, I moved on to Japanese armor and I wanted to shoot myself after 3 hours of research. Japanese nomenclature for armor is insane. It's more of a long-winded description based on how it closes and how it's made, including the freaking lacing. Example: Munemenui (lacquered decorated as fake stitching), hishinui (lacing style), kawa odoshi (leather material), kiritsuke iyozane (fake large scales. Indicating it's made out of lames decorated to mimic lamellae), ni-mai (closing type. In this case 2 pieces that overlap on the sides) dou (breastplate).

While movies and video games give the image Samurai warfare was purely with swords, in the famous battle of Sekigahara (1600), it’s estimated that the combined armies fielded around 25,000 guns with roughly 500,000 guns in the country, making Japan one of the most pro gun regions at the time. We even had 3 major production centers (brands if you will) which were in Sakai, Kunitomo and Hino.

WOW this is truly impressive how much information you guys were able to pack into this video. As a personal project of mine I’ve been going down a rabbit hole of medieval Japanese military history for the past few months. It’s great seeing how the sources you guys use have been right in line with what I’ve been reading. That being said, to the layman in Japanese history reading this I can confidently say they NAILED this video in accuracy and for that matter the sheer volume of info they packed in is astounding. Keep up the good work guys!

I'm really enjoying these videos so far! Looking forward to the next one!

Saying samurai army (as you do in your thumbnail) is like saying "knight army" or in modern day an "officer army". Your video nicely makes this point, that most of the medieval army was made up out of commoners.

@MrStillhot

21 күн бұрын

Dumb comment

You keep on bringing such a good content..!!

excellent as always

Really great video. Super informative and understandable. Great art/graphics too

Thanks for the information in this video I know it will help people

the way you say "meanwhile" is the most perfect and iconic and comforting thing in my life

Amazing as always. Thank you people for your work.

Believe it or not, there were more guns in japan than Europe at one point in time, they had a love affair with firearms.

@ptbot3294

3 күн бұрын

I find that hard to believe. Given Europe population size and longggg history with weapons, guns included.

@TS10852

2 күн бұрын

@@ptbot3294 Mabey he meant per capita?

U know a tv show is good when it has 2 or 3 K&G episodes as it’s basis

Such cinematography! Powerful performance by actors! Great Color Grading! Love the series.

Please explain about Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is an essential figure in understanding the Sengoku period.

Samurai's really interesting topic in history watching videos about samurai is entertaining

Terrific work!

Next do a video on mapuche and chichimeca. Their victories against spanish are fascinating.

I love your work!

I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

That was a great introduction. The tactful debunking of myths is enjoyable to me

I gotta tell ya, Fella - You're damn good at what you do. Love your Videos. This video was very important to me as I'm addicted to the Series Shogun.

I have been enjoying Hulu's Shogun series and I have to thank "Kings and Generals" for making me aware of the show's existence.

Terrific! As always.

@KingsandGenerals

23 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome. This really puts historical videos about the politics of the Warring States period into context. Loved the armor breakdown especially.

Really well-made and interesting movie. Thank you very much

Sengoku BASARA is awesome anime...the relationship with Yukimaru and Tiger Lord Shingen is the best moments in the anime

Yarimezing!!!

@jlworrad8555

23 күн бұрын

I came here to say that.

I love this channel, this is what education means.

@KingsandGenerals

23 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks for the Video… its perfect as always. What is the Name of the application you use to show the geographically areas and the items like the cavalry?

This video is Yari-mazing!

@Skelli2

23 күн бұрын

damn, beat me to it XD

I know what it was like during the sengoku jidai. I played shogun 2

@ltmatthewakj2466

23 күн бұрын

Shamefur dispray!!!!!

@samuraijackoff5354

22 күн бұрын

Or men are running from the battlefield!

It was the original Shogun tv miniseries that first made me want to have my own samurai army.

4. At last Rajputs charged their Cavalry, n babur charged their reserves n the remaining rajputs also got killed

That cannon scene in Shogun was ghastly, and really paints a picture of how devestating war would become.

Wow this is SO detailed! How did you find all this out?! 😮

How is it possible you upload so many videos so fast a t this quality

Bravo for your Xenophon anabasis ! Excellent video, and bravo for your japan oriented video. We are happy to support your wonderfull work!

we need a series about the history of Japan. You started already but only one video so far about the history of china but that has been along time ago and no update so far.

I wonder if the reduction in the size of the sode coincided with the transition in emphasis from the samuri mounted archer to to teh samuri mounted spearman/lancer.

We need more movies about Sengoku jidai or even the Heian period! (Genpei war!)

The battle of Nagashino is known with Oda‘s matchlock defeating Takeda's cavalry but some japanese historians think that theory is wrong and thinks Takeda also had guns but Oda outnumbered Takeda with amount of guns. There's still a debate about did Takeda actually charged with cavalry or not etc...but it's fun listening to all these theories, every theories sounds makes sense and so interesting lol

My favorite thing about the armor is the ornateness of the helmet decor. It’s almost like a fashion statement to be worn in battle. Gotta look good in case you die lol

Total War: Shogun 2 bros...

At Nagashino the combined teppo forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't use the rotating ranks formation (though they would make this development as the war dragged on). The teppo were deployed behind light palisade defenses. Takeda Katsuyori was convinced the palisades were a sign that Nobunaga feared his famed cavalry and would try to slow their advance. However the real purpose of the palisades was to corral Katsuyori's famed cavalry into kill zones and allow Nobunaga's teppo a sort of rail to rest their heavy guns upon. Oda organized his teppo in ranks behind the palisades. The front man was the soldier who had shown the best ability with his matchlock weapon, he would aim and operate the weapon. Behind him the men were arranged by their skill and familiarity with the guns. After the front rank fired he would hand back his weapon which would be brought to the back of the line to be reloaded, while a loaded weapon was handed to him. By doing this it ensured the men did not have to rotate constantly behind the palisades and the front man could focus all his attention on maintaining sight of his targets (which is always difficult to do on smoke filled battlefields) and firing the weapon. Should he fall he would be swiftly replaced by the next most skilled gunman. Through this strategy Nobunaga's teppo were able to match the wave strategy Takeda favored maintaining fire on the advancing forces. A few side notes the palisades may have also played some small role in keeping the gunpowder dry, as Katsuyori ordered the attack while it had begun to rain. Although the rain had ceased before the Takeda forces reached the Oda and Tokugawa lines the gunpowder of this era was infamous for being rendered useless if soaked by rain, needing to be dried out before it could be used. the Palisades may have provided enough cover to keep the powder dry enough for operation. While most credit the Nagashima Ikko Ikki for inspiring Nobunaga to develop these teppo tactics (some going so far as claiming he stole the idea from them), this particularly strategy was more likely inspired by Takeda Shingen's famous rival Uesugi Kenshin. The Uesugi were one of the few clans able to match the Tiger of Kai's cavalry tactics. Under Kenshin (the Dragon of Echigo) the Uesugi adopted a rotating spear ranks strategy to hold off the Takeda cavalry waves. While Nobunaga had witnessed the destructive potential of matchlocks at Nagashima that was in defense of a fortress, whereas Nagashino largely took place on open ground. Uesugi Kenshin's strategy was the most famous example of how to stop Takeda Cavalry on open ground, Nobunaga adapted it to use teppo instead of spears.

I would prefer if you used the word “bushi” rather than “samurai” as most of the non ashigaru were bushi rather than samurai.

Another fantastic K&G documentary! I recently had a guy tell me most samurai fought with swords, Primarily. Which i knew was bullshit. Arrows and guns were far more effective and popular than a sword. Swords are your last resort

@KingsandGenerals

23 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@ytj17thjuggalo12

23 күн бұрын

​@@KingsandGenerals Thank you guys, the whole team, for the hard work and dedication, drive and love pumped Into this channel. There are a million ways to enjoy history, but K&G is by far one of the best, and my very favorite channel.

It’s interesting how the families have personal retinues and the desire for army tradition

I've always found it strange how everyone fawns over Sanada Yukimura and Miyamoto Musashi, yet Honda Tadakatsu, the actual greatest samurai who ever lived, seldom gets much fanfare.

I'm not sure many others think the same, but this music at the same level than the speaking part is almost Impossible to focus the attention on what it is said. I listen more than I watch, and the music is noise for me. Being following the Shogun series, it is a shame that the content is filled with "noise". I thank the effort I don't doubt the quality, thank you. 👏🏻👏🏻

@jasonborne9839

23 күн бұрын

Turn the sound down and turn on your closed caption if you are musical impaired

@michaelbacqalen1109

18 күн бұрын

I didn't find the music to be overpowering the narration

Arigato from Japan 😀

11:30 - Nanban Do - Portuguese Helmet Armour and chainmail_ In Japan was used and supplied by the Portuguese since 1543. With the arrival of the Portuguese, the samurai began to use and produce chain mail to use with their armor. You can see it in the Japoneses armours present in the Orient Museum in Lisbon.

please give us a playlist for stuff relating to pre-WW2 Japan

The most powerful thing in that era is the Oda long Yari Ashigaru in Yari wall formation.

super ❤

We need a video on Sanada yukimura

this music makes me feel like i am in Chinese restaurant

Thumbs up if you played the Total War: Shogun games and recognized all these units and tribes from your campaigns. Looks like the game got a lot of the history right. "Our men are running from the battlefield-- a shameful display!!"

@mastersamrayy10

22 күн бұрын

My favorite game, along with Rome 2 and Napoleon on Steam 😊

@mastersamrayy10

22 күн бұрын

I completed the Shogun 2 campaign twice as the Date clan and then recently as the Oda clan. Absolutely love the history of the Shogunate times.

This came out 2 weeks ago but the thumbnail matches the secene where Toranaga 2nd-ed yabushige......

2.Rana Sanga charged half of his Infantry which got destroyed by Babur's cannons, some infantry manage to reach near cannons but they fell into trenches filled with gunpowder that fire archers blewed up, remaining infantry reached to the cannons from sides of the trenches which is not that deep n put their heads into the loaded cannons, so which it back fire n all the cannons got damaged

schools could have history classes just with your videos guys

@KingsandGenerals

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

What software do you use for the animations and illustrations? :)

@KingsandGenerals

21 күн бұрын

After Effects and Photoshop

Video idea: The Jōmon period!

FYI, It's not sen-go koo-ji-dai, it's Sen-Go-Ku Ji-Dai. Sen is "Warring", goku is country or "State", Jidai is "Era"... hence Warring States Era. Other than that, great documentation.

Hope to see a video on the kingdom of kerma, Argead, Axum, Ebla, Himyarite, Colchis and Urartu.

i wish they add Date clan in Shogun Tv show

@Celeste-zd5zk

22 күн бұрын

Date clan had no power in that era.

Shogun 2 is making a come back in its player base it would seem with all this attention. if only CA would announce a Shogun 3 game, that the fans have been asking for a decade, along with Medieval 3

sengoku series on the way?

As a documentary, it would be good if the sources used as references are listed.

A remarkably modern order of battle!

Shogunate era as in the Ashikaga right? Sorry, haven't watched the show. On a side note, I think it's fascinating how armies on the eastern half were organized very differently than the west

@randomelite4562

22 күн бұрын

The Miniseries and Books are almost directly copied from the period after the Ashikaga, and specifically Tokugawa Ieyasu’s final battles to become Shogun

Id wish you'd talk about warfare in the Kamakura Bakufu period.

it is amazing that the Japanese have changed from honorable warriors into what they are today

@AZK91

18 күн бұрын

Nanddaayyooo!?

Really wish Yukimura showed up in the Shogun series

@Pure_Havoc

22 күн бұрын

same. he was so iconic at stopping Tokugawa at Ueda and Osaka.

@ahmarelvirgio823

22 күн бұрын

@@Pure_Havoc but if he showed up I'll be hating on Toranaga (Tokugawa) 😁

I thought the battle of Okehazama was between Oda Nobunaga and the Imigawa clan.. not the Takeda? Unless you were referring to a different battle.. in which case I apologize.

Mm, once again, I have to quibble with the choice of titles. The 'Shogunate Era' covers a LOT more history than just the Sengoku Jidai, and using the former term for the Sengoku Jidai is highly ironic, considering that the Sengoku Jidai is the main time where the Shogunate didn't maintain order.

I always felt arrows are much more effective than the matchlock rifles at that time. Endless amounts of arrows firing; retrieving them back and using them again verses using matchlocks that had limited use with gun powder and small lead balls, in a short amount of time on a battlefield.

@moritamikamikara3879

20 күн бұрын

Training an archer is a lot harder and takes years. A peasant can learn to shoot a gun in a few weeks

@samuraijackoff5354

20 күн бұрын

I mean, the bow was still used when guns were actively used in Japan. The matchlock rifles had range superior to the bow, but in the rain the matchlock becomes useless. That's where the bow came into play, it's arch also helped it against walls. A good general would have both bow and gunmen.

3. Babur charged his Cavalary to which Rana Sanga charged his remaining infantry n elephants

From a purely honest and direct criticism guys, you cannot use 20-15 years ago books from Turnbull. They are outdated at best, extremely inaccurate at worst and I definitely felt it in this video

@GV-oo7li

22 күн бұрын

Please be specific, thanks.

@gunsenhistory7919

22 күн бұрын

@@GV-oo7li the ashigaru depiction provided in the video is much more in line with the mid Edo period rather than the Sengoku. Armors with clan's mon did not appear before the 1600, and Okegawa dō were not issued in mass produced items before the 1600. These depictions are based on the Zohyō monogatari which was written in the mid 17th century. The Takeda did not had the strongest cavalry; if you look at the muster records from the period they fielded between 10-12% of mounted warriors, not different from Oda or Uesugi records. The Hojo instead who owned the Kantō plains regularly fielded 20-25% for comparison. Nobunaga definitely did not use the volley fire formations, it is not even disputed, it comes from a later Edo period source instead of the actual primary Shinchō kōki and modern Japanese historiography is quite clear on this. All of these come from these early Turnbull books.It is Sonae (備え) not Sone. These are the inaccuracies that comes to mind right away

So the Nagae Yari Ashigaru in Ultimate Immersive mod is historically accurate????? I mean its name

What a legendary ladder pull. Hideoshi.

Using Total War: Shogun 2 icons (Takeda Yari cavalry)

6:42 Oda Nobunaga welcomed Saito Dosan's daughter into the legal wife and because Dosan was his father-in-law, Nobunaga sent reinforcements to help Dosan, and Nobunaga did not kill him.Saito Dosan was destroyed by his son Saitou Yoshitatsu's rebellion, and the Saito family was destroyed by Nobunaga during the time of Yoshitatsu's son Saitou Tatsuoki.

wheres the shield and full plate armors?

While the Takeda were famous for their use of cavalry, it turns out they actually didn't really seem to use more cavalry than other Daimyos. The biggest cav lovers seem to have been the Hojo, because they had loads of money.

1 hour gang

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Shogun 2 players probably watch this video with a Sage mentality.

Were Japanese horses at time more like the mongol horses or the european ones?

@KingsandGenerals

23 күн бұрын

I am not a horse expert, unlike some KZreadrs, but I think Kiso horses, the predominant breed in Japan, were slightly bigger than the Mongol horses and smaller than the European Destriers.

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