Ninja and Shinobi: What is the Truth? - History of Japan

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  • čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
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    Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with a video on the ninja and shinobi, as we discuss the truth and reality behind the famous Japanese assassins, who were much more than that, as we discuss their attire, weapons, tactics, how they became ninja and shinobi, why they were employed by the samurai and what their role was in the Sengoku Jidai - Shogun era. In this video we will also talk about Naoe and Yasuke and the newly announced Assassin's Creed Shadows game from @Ubisoft
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před 20 dny +38

    Watch the full CGI trailer for @Ubisoft 's Assassin's Creed Shadows: ubi.li/DXybw
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    • @MegaBattleJesus69
      @MegaBattleJesus69 Před 19 dny +19

      Remember, never preorder Ubisoft games.

    • @Historybuff_769
      @Historybuff_769 Před 19 dny +3

      Already pre ordered 😂

    • @MiguelBaptista1981
      @MiguelBaptista1981 Před 19 dny +6

      @@Historybuff_769 Cringe

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro Před 19 dny

      Regard Ninjeto. Original Shinobi were Chinese warrior monks, who live as hermits in Japanese mountains. Giving for example origin of Tengu. Those sword masters commonly train early Samurai, after they switch from using a bow. Due to introduction of firearms. Over time they blended with the late type of Shinobi. Who work primarily as spy and generally could not afford the sword. Ninjeto is something introduced by modern descendants of those monks, as something what theoretically could be done by local smith. Even if it was extremely rare if ever happen.

    • @Singalingam
      @Singalingam Před 19 dny

      is that shinsengumi fighting ishin shishi at the end of video?

  • @kryiptton3855
    @kryiptton3855 Před 20 dny +149

    King&Generals cooking this vid for so long since AC in Japan was first teased like 10 years ago. Unshakable patience

  • @karlanderson8644
    @karlanderson8644 Před 20 dny +97

    Oops! Mistake! That's NOT Kabuki, which is a play with human beings. That's Bunraku which is a puppet theater. The puppeteers usually wear black robes BUT not always. There's another style called dezukai without black robes where you can see them. Kabuki DOES use black clad stage hands called Kuroko. Kings and Generals messed this one up sorry to say!

    • @gc3k
      @gc3k Před 7 dny

      the history of kabuki is another interesting story, all the way up to the 21st century. And kuroko are present in many different types of Japanese theater

  • @Figgy5119
    @Figgy5119 Před 19 dny +56

    Greetings from Nagoya!
    A popular disguise shinobi used was a shakuhachi player, because they wear a basket over their head, a great excuse to not let your face be seen. City guards were taught to recognize a few songs to ask shakuhachi players to play when they entered town to prove they were actual musicians and not spies.
    Anyone visiting Japan wanting to see the ninja villages, Koga doesn't really have anything to see, but Iga's ninja village and museum are quite fun and there are other famous places nearby worth seeing, like the Akame waterfalls where the Iga ninja trained, Ise jingu, Japan's holiest shrine, Suzuka racing circuit, Nagashima Spaland which is home to the longest roller coaster in the world. The map made it look like Koga is in Mie preference as well, but it's on the opposite side of the mountains in Shiga prefecture.

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny +4

      Welcome, three generations of my family came from Nagoya (at least, we're not entirely certain where they originated from before that differing theories). I always enjoy returning there.

  • @MichaelSmith-ij2ut
    @MichaelSmith-ij2ut Před 20 dny +257

    As a ninja myself, you saw nothing

  • @Eliphas_
    @Eliphas_ Před 20 dny +102

    You failed to mention a Ninja’s true power: Using Talk-No-Jutsu to make an enemy your friend

    • @MrCaptaincupcakeful
      @MrCaptaincupcakeful Před 20 dny +15

      BELIEVE IT!!

    • @whathell6t
      @whathell6t Před 19 dny +5

      Actually! That will be Takeshi Hongo-Kamen Rider Ichigo that did Talk-no-Jutsu first.

    • @sirbeton9166
      @sirbeton9166 Před 19 dny +2

      Its actuallly Pain Nagato who talked-no-jutsu Naruto when he was pinned to the ground

  • @ThomasTheLukeEngine
    @ThomasTheLukeEngine Před 20 dny +199

    There's already an Assassin's Creed game that takes place in Japan, it is called Ghost of Tsushima and it's better than anything Ubisoft could ever make.

    • @echotapout183
      @echotapout183 Před 20 dny +6

      Meh it’s about the same only good thing about was the graphics gameplay felt repetitive

    • @pv2639
      @pv2639 Před 20 dny +10

      Super repetitive. I would rather play Tenchu

    • @timothysilviajr8055
      @timothysilviajr8055 Před 20 dny +14

      While I love Ghost of Tsushima, the game takes place during the Mongol Invasion. Assassin's Creed Shadows is the Sengoku period which will be done justice in the game. Mirage actually brought back the stealth and I have faith Shadows will live up to many other amazing Assassin's Creed games.

    • @igoropanasenko6392
      @igoropanasenko6392 Před 20 dny +2

      just play Sekiro

    • @leventekingvevo72
      @leventekingvevo72 Před 19 dny +12

      ​@@timothysilviajr8055 yeah but it has a black man in it

  • @abcdef27669
    @abcdef27669 Před 20 dny +55

    "Wait a second, you can't do magic by hand gesture?!"
    "Well, it is possible, but only when you're dealing with Italians. It is easy to use an Enrage magic by doing hand gesture in front of them".

  • @jamesmarshall6619
    @jamesmarshall6619 Před 19 dny +6

    So you're telling me the movie American Ninja with Michael Dudikoff is not historically accurate? Personal attack on my childhood.

  • @weirdofromhalo
    @weirdofromhalo Před 20 dny +42

    Ninja also translates to "those who endure" or "the sufferers" (忍者). As they mostly came from the peasant class, it's a fitting name.

    • @paulodelima5705
      @paulodelima5705 Před 20 dny +1

      "Ninja" are mostly samurai, not peasants.

    • @svensonsen1572
      @svensonsen1572 Před 19 dny

      We really don't know if either is true. There isn't much information on who exactly was a ninja. That shows either of how effective they where or that we overestimate their existence.​@@paulodelima5705

    • @Saintphoenix86
      @Saintphoenix86 Před 19 dny

      YOu clearly didnt pay attention to the video

    • @weirdofromhalo
      @weirdofromhalo Před 19 dny +1

      ​@@paulodelima5705Nowhere in the video does it say that. In fact, it says the opposite, that samurai sometimes were trained as shinobi or worked alongside them. The vast majority of ninjas were spies and scouts, which were drawn from the most numerous parts of an army, the peasants, as well as the occasional merchants.

    • @weirdofromhalo
      @weirdofromhalo Před 19 dny +2

      ​@@Saintphoenix86Just because the most famous ninjas were samurai does not mean most of them were.

  • @dpr9921
    @dpr9921 Před 19 dny +18

    It is an irony that one of the most recently popular story about ninja/shinobi depicts them wearing brightly-coloured outfit, fighting en masse in open battlefield, and utilising 9 kaiju-sized beasts as ultimate weapons, totally unlike the real-life counterparts

  • @crazyirish209
    @crazyirish209 Před 20 dny +47

    so much ninja today i love it

  • @minoru5760
    @minoru5760 Před 19 dny +33

    In the first place ninjas usually hadnt carry katanas on their backs during covert ops

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 Před 18 dny

      Nobody should, you can't draw it out if it's on there.

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny +3

      @@jonbaxter2254 No you can but it's a slower process. Yeah I know I've seen the videos of medieval sword fighting "experts" claiming it's impossible to draw but as someone that trained in ninjutsu in the Jinnenkan for 13 years drawing over the shoulder is a real thing. But the point of putting it over your shoulder was to climb and infiltrate, then you'd put it back to normal before fighting unless you were really put on the spot.

    • @q2yogurt
      @q2yogurt Před 17 dny

      @@FShani someone that trained in ninjutsu xD Mall Bullshido

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny

      @@q2yogurt the Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan. I have met and trained several times under Manaka Unsui the grandmaster

    • @Lavxoxo123preppy
      @Lavxoxo123preppy Před 5 dny

      ​@@FShanimaster of bullshido

  • @ahmarelvirgio823
    @ahmarelvirgio823 Před 19 dny +18

    Crazy we going to get spesific Japan history timeline
    - Ghost of Tsushima: Mongol invasion period
    - AC Shadow: Sengoku Jidai period
    - Rise of the Ronin: Fall of the Bakufu period

    • @revbladez5773
      @revbladez5773 Před 19 dny +3

      Yes and no. Ghost of Tsushima does a pretty poor job at portraying the 13th century. It feels like 16th century and is filled with The Last Samurai-style of honor-bullshit to boot.

    • @Latinkon
      @Latinkon Před 18 dny +4

      Shame that Shogun 2: Total War didn't do a Mongol Invasion expansion.

    • @toxicdermyillunary4103
      @toxicdermyillunary4103 Před 18 dny +3

      @@revbladez5773 If you expect AC to do better you're high

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 Před 18 dny

      Sekiro?

    • @revbladez5773
      @revbladez5773 Před 18 dny +2

      ​@@toxicdermyillunary4103 I do not have to expect it. The trailer alone does better in this regard. It nails the 16th century Japan atmosphere.

  • @izuminokami025
    @izuminokami025 Před 19 dny +4

    In 16th century Japan, there were many communities that aimed for oligarchic politics, not just Iga and Koga. The Ikko Ikki, who opposed the daimyo with religious solidarity, and their military allies, the Saika-shu, the Murakami Pirates, who controlled the trade routes in the Seto Inland Sea, etc. If you don't mind, I would like to cover these diverse regional groups in the next video.

  • @JakaVerdnik
    @JakaVerdnik Před 20 dny +18

    The art really contributes to the overall experience of these videos, thanks for that

  • @johnsmead5096
    @johnsmead5096 Před 19 dny +6

    praise be to shogun total war showing ninja as half-hazard and deadly as the rest of us

  • @TheTeutonicPlague
    @TheTeutonicPlague Před 19 dny +6

    WHAT?! None of them were turtles?! Bah; BAH, I say!

  • @sunking5939
    @sunking5939 Před 20 dny +16

    You should do a video about Christopher Lee!

  • @wizzzer1337
    @wizzzer1337 Před 18 dny +3

    Real Ninjas sound more awesome than fictional Ninjas.
    Ordinary people blending in doing high value, high risk intel and or assasination missions.
    Espionage today is mostly associated with the modern world, we often forget spies have been throughout all of history.

  • @list1726
    @list1726 Před 20 dny +1

    Thanks for posting

  • @adrianpoli1921
    @adrianpoli1921 Před 19 dny +5

    Yeah, I ain't gonna buy another subpar game from ubisoft. But the video was top, keep em comming

  • @trevorthai1685
    @trevorthai1685 Před 18 dny +3

    Love this release! After watching Shogun recently and seeing the trailer of AC: Shadows, I’m pumped to watch more medieval Japanese history videos and can’t wait to try the game when it comes out 💪

  • @MythicTales993
    @MythicTales993 Před 19 dny +37

    Ubisoft has nothing on Ghost of Tsushima, an Assassin's Creed game set in Japan that is already the best in the series.

    • @revbladez5773
      @revbladez5773 Před 19 dny +4

      I rather take the one set in the more interesting 16th century.

    • @JJaqn05
      @JJaqn05 Před 17 dny +3

      One is set in the 1200s the other is set in the late 1500s. Thats a big enough gap for it to feel different

    • @revbladez5773
      @revbladez5773 Před 17 dny +1

      ​@@JJaqn05 Though not too different unfortunately.
      Developers of Ghost of Tsushima did not actually portray the 13th century well at all because their goal was to give people the image of a samurai most people have in their heads, which is more 16th century than 13th century.

  • @ArmchairFilmCritic
    @ArmchairFilmCritic Před 14 dny

    Another excellent, well research video. As someone with an interest in history, I really do enjoy watching your videos.

  • @iLLeag7e
    @iLLeag7e Před 19 dny +12

    I'm always very interested in old Japanese lore. I was not alive during WW2 so the only Japan I've ever known has been awesome Japan, home of fantastic art, amazing snacks and some of the most diligent, hard working, honorable people on the planet. Proud to say I can't wait for more, Kings & Generals

    • @pja6476
      @pja6476 Před 19 dny +1

      Weeb

    • @iLLeag7e
      @iLLeag7e Před 18 dny +1

      @@savemc6181 bro we're like "yay Japan is great" and you're like "Asia for the Asians!" It's not like we're going to take Japan away from Asians, ok? Chill!

    • @LongTran-yv2nq
      @LongTran-yv2nq Před 18 dny +3

      @@iLLeag7e Did you even read his comment clearly? That saying is a slogan Japan made during the colonial period, when European powers colonized all over Asia. However as a ruler Japan is no better cause during that time they believed in hardcore emperialism

    • @iLLeag7e
      @iLLeag7e Před 17 dny

      @@LongTran-yv2nq I read his comment very clearly. He sounded angry at America for... colonialism? Your AI chatbot needs an upgrade, random internet commenter.

  • @Alex_FRD
    @Alex_FRD Před 19 dny +104

    I learned about Assassin's Creed Japan from this video. That's how little people care.

  • @PackHunter117
    @PackHunter117 Před 20 dny +44

    *Yasuke was returned back to the Jesuits after the rival clan leader disliked him and disliked foreigners in Japan. So he likely lived the rest of his life with the Jesuits.*

    • @dziban303
      @dziban303 Před 19 dny +3

      A fate worse than death

    • @rvatriple
      @rvatriple Před 19 dny

      @@dziban303they probably killed him almost immediately

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy Před 18 dny +2

      ​@@rvatripleThey probably didn't. He was a hired guard for them, not a slave.
      The last possible record of him was him possibly fighting for the Otomo a few years after Honno-ji, if I remember correctly.

    • @ceosgamer016_5
      @ceosgamer016_5 Před 18 dny +1

      ​@@MrGksarathycan you link the record which you are talking about

  • @grimkupid8478
    @grimkupid8478 Před 19 dny +1

    I really enjoy all the videos regarding Japan

  • @richardtabor8686
    @richardtabor8686 Před 14 dny

    Always enjoy parsing myth and reality. Ty for the content.

  • @SkullHunter727
    @SkullHunter727 Před 19 dny +4

    Ubisoft does not have a good track record of historical accuracy nor do they have a good record of respecting it.

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny +1

      I mean Assassin's Creed was always meant to take huge creative liberties they've never tried to pass it off as historical fact. It's just a setting and theme and if that gets newcomers interested in history than all the better, they can learn the real histories surrounding these semi-historical characters.

    • @Vladimir-ey7to
      @Vladimir-ey7to Před 17 dny +1

      It is not even historical accuracy that is the problem anymore, it is woke politics being elevated above everything else, including historical accuracy. This latest "entertainment product" seems to be the worst yet - it is set in feudal Japan - one of the most conservative, nationalistic and patriarchal societies ever, and yet the two main characters are a woman and a black man...

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny

      @@Vladimir-ey7to Yasuke aside Japan is no where near as patriarchal as people think historically. All Imperial nobility was descended from a goddess, for centuries the highest nobility ruled through the mother's side of the family. Quite a few women gained fame through combat, particularly in the Sengoku Jidai where one woman served as daimyo for a period of time and many other women led castle defenses. Nobunaga's own wife was a particularly interesting figure with a number of conspiracy theories surrounding her. But most importantly the ninja broke many societal roles and both female ninja (kunoichi) and androgynous males played significant roles. I'm not surprised in the least that the ninja character of this game is an Androgynous looking (presumably female) character, and Yasuke while a tad surprising actually makes a lot of sense given the ongoing Assassin vs Templar plots of the series. But yeah there is some woke agenda going on its just not as unbelievable as people want to make it out.

    • @Vladimir-ey7to
      @Vladimir-ey7to Před 17 dny

      ​@@FShani While I do not strictly disagree with what you are saying, I do believe that you are presenting a somewhat of a revisionist picture of the Japanese society of the time. Yes, it did happen that women from the high nobility would, rarely and for a brief period of time, assume "manly" duties when no high nobility male was available - same as in feudal Europe. It was strictly seen as an exception to the rule however and only reserved for "dire times" and as a last resort.
      On the topic of female ninja - those just didnt exist. At least not in the way that many modern entertainment products make it seem. Something very important that this video doesnt make particularly clear, is that the number of actual ninja was very, very low. Maybe as low as a few dozen at any given time and definitely no more than a few hundred. And they needed to be men, because there were many places and activities where women just werent allowed or couldnt easily blend in, especially lowborn women. This does not mean that a woman in that society could not be a smart and cunning spy, a resourceful thief, an observant information gatherer, a master seducer, or even a deadly (non combat) assassin - she totally could and some definitely were. But not as a ninja. In fact, women were often employed BY ninja. Women were also often hired by wealthy patrons, to do tasks that a ninja also could. But this doesnt make them ninja. If this upcoming AC title has the female character from the trailer do nothing else but information gathering and thieving (and seducing, but no AAA developer would ever show this anymore), than I hereby pledge to make an official apology on all my social media accounts for accusing this game of being detrimentally woke. But we all know that this character would be a wall running, shuriken throwing, throat-slitting ninja. Which is wrong on pretty much all levels.
      And finally, the black dude. There were literally millions of japanese warriors from that era. Some were lowborn peasants, some were highborn samurai and some were even semi-mythological superhumans. Instead, the developers chose to focus on the one and only black samurai, who wasnt even a samurai. I dont even know what to say about this bullcrap of a decision.

    • @MrZEScott
      @MrZEScott Před 6 dny

      It is not really a cool franchise if the only things you can parkour on are brick, low walls, fences, ladders, and all that sticking-out stuff.
      It's way cooler if your character has insane grip strength, cool animations, endless energy for striding along the vast map, fingers that can seep into rock, the tiniest of crevasses.
      It's cool if they even add historical figures in their game, gives a better sense of immersion. Even adding a real place like an ancient tree or 1 singular shrine that is placed in the exact spot of its real-life counterpart is good.

  • @KeepAnimeDegenerate
    @KeepAnimeDegenerate Před 20 dny

    Wow that was quick!

  • @wiktorberski9272
    @wiktorberski9272 Před 12 dny

    Really interesting video. It was nice to watch

  • @piccolo917
    @piccolo917 Před 19 dny +5

    very subtle advertising there XD

  • @gaaaarg633
    @gaaaarg633 Před 19 dny +3

    Awesome history; my question is why arnet they using somone like Hatori Hanzo as the main character in the game instead? He seems like the ideal person to explore the shinobi of japan.

  • @JohnnyElRed
    @JohnnyElRed Před 20 dny

    Just the perfect chance to catch the wave on the algorithm right now.

  • @jamesforreal
    @jamesforreal Před 18 dny +1

    I never saw them as rivals as I knew the difference. More like counterparts. I like the breakdown of shinobi in this. Thanks for the video!

  • @Riceball01
    @Riceball01 Před 19 dny +1

    One thing, a merchant would not be considered a trusted commoner above a peasant and trusted like a monk. Merchants sit below the peasant farmer in the social hierarchy of feudal Japan. A peasant farmer was more highly regarded because they worked the lands and provided the food that fed the nation, or more to say their daimyo. On the other hand, despite their social standing, a well to do merchant might have greater access to samurai and daimyo than a simple peasant farmer depending on what exactly the merchant sells and if they directly to samurai and daimyo.

  • @welcometonebalia
    @welcometonebalia Před 10 dny

    Thank you.

  • @solidv2
    @solidv2 Před 20 dny +3

    i thought Yasuke was "given back" to the missionaries that had him, he originally was a slave or serf os sorts of catholic missionaries if I remember right

  • @ArconianSaga
    @ArconianSaga Před 19 dny +1

    Ok so as a long time watcher of another history buff youtube creator who has a lot of dealings with the Ninja..., the fact you called out the myth of ninja's wearing all black as a falsehood made the the jingle of "Real ninja's wear blue" go off in my head.

  • @liverandlearn448
    @liverandlearn448 Před 6 dny

    I used to practice koga ninjutsu and we used the wakazashi, short version of katana. Better suited for close up and indoor use and didnt look out of place as it was also a samurai's backup weapon.

  • @jazulimushofaa1486
    @jazulimushofaa1486 Před 19 dny +46

    Love your works, but not your sponsor...

  • @RaginRaider
    @RaginRaider Před 19 dny +1

    I can’t remember if you e explained ashigaru, as they often acted in the scouting roles which were in the broad range of shinobi no mono descriptions. Ashigaru would also be a good stand alone subject to explain that the bulk of Japanese armies were made of commoners.

  • @chugwater56
    @chugwater56 Před 20 dny

    I love that they showed this off in the new shogun show

  • @FreeWeId
    @FreeWeId Před 18 dny +3

    I gotta play some Ghost of Tsushima

  • @goldenfiberwheat238
    @goldenfiberwheat238 Před 19 dny +2

    6:30 wait so you can get cancer from drinking?

  • @darkpaladin98
    @darkpaladin98 Před 11 dny +2

    How much did Ubisoft pay you to keep bringing up their game after the sponsorship announcement?

  • @tianwong152
    @tianwong152 Před 20 dny +3

    4:01 Bunraku you mean? Not kabuki?

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Před 20 dny +1

    Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

  • @afiya813
    @afiya813 Před 18 dny

    can you talk about the equites singulares augusti

  • @Jungoguy
    @Jungoguy Před 20 dny +7

    You timed this.

  • @fivefiftyk
    @fivefiftyk Před 20 dny +2

    I love the history of Japan

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 Před 19 dny

    Glad to learn the difference between a ninja and a shinobi.
    In anime the two terms are often synomnous with one another.

  • @FelixstoweFoamForge
    @FelixstoweFoamForge Před 19 dny

    Good.

  • @bruceyung70
    @bruceyung70 Před 20 dny +7

    Precursor to modern day SWAT team.

  • @ikk16
    @ikk16 Před 19 dny +2

    Ninjas wore dark blue during night operations.

  • @KennyKimura
    @KennyKimura Před 18 dny

    Anyone remembers the game Inindo: way of the ninja? Was pretty cool.

  • @user1029xspl8dy
    @user1029xspl8dy Před 19 dny +76

    "the legendary samurai Yasuke" Yasuke was never promoted to samurai.

    • @lpcanilla92
      @lpcanilla92 Před 19 dny +29

      Yup, they're hipeing the dude so much, as if he became some famous warrior, but his mentions are scarce and in the end Mitsuhide lets him leave after leaving his sword.

    • @ArionRDAW
      @ArionRDAW Před 19 dny +10

      That part was probably a talking point requirement of the sponsorship, similar to how every narrator would mention Bokksu has a 'different theme of snacks every month' or NordVPN can 'unlock content from all around the world'.

    • @hotwind95
      @hotwind95 Před 19 dny +11

      It is widely believed in Japan that he was kept as a sandal bearer at best and wasn't even allowed to bear arm. Just think about this: Oda was one of if not the most paranoid warlord in all of Japanese history, he took a liking to Yasuke but that didn't mean that he was going to entrust his life upon someone he might not even consider Japanese. Give it another 30 years and we will all see our national historic heroes becoming African or having something to do with Africa in these Western remakes.

    • @Fckterrorism-vr2kq
      @Fckterrorism-vr2kq Před 19 dny

      Just put a black doode in a completely unrelated and unrealistic scenario, then give him ridiculous plot armor and call it "diversity".

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 Před 18 dny +6

      @@hotwind95 Already happening, didn't you hear about Cleopatra? Someone's gran mentioned it...

  • @jonbaxter2254
    @jonbaxter2254 Před 20 dny +1

    I was so disappointed when I doscovered Kunai were no t used as knives, but merely to dig holes through walls

  • @user-dx6bv2pe1s
    @user-dx6bv2pe1s Před 20 dny +11

    Is there any historical evidence Yasuke was a samurai and not a retainer?

    • @stynkus
      @stynkus Před 20 dny +7

      Another very common misconception. Samurai was a social class, they were primarily a warrior caste; but not all samurai were warriors. Samurai who were primarily warriors were referred to as bushi; while non-samurai warriors were referred to as ashigaru to distinguish them. Most of the samurai class were retainers to a liege, a daimyo, who was also of the samurai class. Technically daimyo were retainers to the shogun, again from the samurai class, who was in turn a retainer to the emperor. Those of the samurai class who were not retainers to a liege were referred to as ronin.
      With that out of the way; historically Yasuke was made a samurai by the simple fact that he was taken as a retainer and given a title (kosho), land, and a stipend. This is the way those from non-samurai families like Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Todo Takatora officially became samurai and could rise in rank to become daimyo and de facto shogun.

    • @user-dx6bv2pe1s
      @user-dx6bv2pe1s Před 20 dny +1

      @@stynkus I thought Samurai were the noble class of Japan. My area of knowledge is mainly Greek philosophy and the late Roman Army. Cheers for the explanation

    • @stynkus
      @stynkus Před 19 dny +5

      @@user-dx6bv2pe1s Samurai weren't a noble class per se. Some samurai families were descended from the original Chinese style court nobles (kuge) who were related to the Imperial family. These families were usually the most influential and most daimyo clans were descended from or at least claim descent from some of the more prominent kuge families from before the establishment of the first Shogunate (The Kamakura) in the 12th Century; the main four being the Fujiwara, Minamoto (who established the first Shogunate), Taira, and Tachibana clans.
      The Oda, for example, first claimed to be descended from the Fujiwara clan, then later switched to be descended from the Taira clan. It was later discovered that the Oda clan was descended from both the Fujiwara and Taira... along with the Inbe clan, which was also a prominent kuge family. And it was well known that Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo) was descended from the Minamoto family via the Matsudaira; which made him becoming Shogun after Sekigahara a formality even before the Emperor declared him so a couple years later.
      After the Meiji restoration (where the kuge regained most of their former power and influence); Emperor Meiji merged the kuge and the daimyo families into a single aristocracy called the kazoku. This was done mainly to buffer the recently restored Imperial authority against the still powerful daimyo families; but also to mitigate infighting due to animosity between the kuge and daimyo. To give some context, there were 142 kuge families and 285 daimyo families when the kazoku was established.

  • @HistoryForYou68
    @HistoryForYou68 Před 18 dny

    Japan is truly a country with many unique things

  • @chavamara
    @chavamara Před 18 dny +1

    I hope you address the myths and facts of the kunoichi! Also, how did we get the name "ninja" if the proper term is "shinobi"?

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny

      They are two different ways to read the same characters (On'yomi vs Kun'yomi). Historically it was always pronounced Shinobi, short for Shinobi-no-mono. The ninja pronunciation is more modern. Both are technically correct but historically it always the former.

  • @AngryMarine-il6ej
    @AngryMarine-il6ej Před 18 dny

    Finally a video that puts to rest a lot of the falsehoods about 'ninja'. I read some texts that 'shinobi' and 'ninja' referred to the same type of individual. This at least somewhat verifies that the legends of the shinobi originated with the Ikko-Ikki resistance against Oda Nobunaga. I would like next to see one focusing on the 'ashigaru'.

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny

      No no, they had nothing to do with the Ikko-ikki and were established far earlier than that religious movement. Ikki is an umbrella term for peasant revolts and the Sengoku Jidai era had numerous Ikki groups. And the Ikko-Ikki clashed with many/opposed all samurai clans, Oda is just particularly famous for putting down some of the worst revolts of the time.

  • @tktilk3878
    @tktilk3878 Před 19 dny

    @KingsandGenerals, would you concider to make a material about Ukrainian Cossacks' legendary special operation units - "characternycks"?

  • @JJ-ml9sj
    @JJ-ml9sj Před 19 dny

    Shinobi... the last time I saw that word, I think it was on an NES cartridge. The game, if I recall at all, gratuitously employed a great many myths featured in the video. Where was this myth-busting to be found in 1991? :)

  • @HenryThree
    @HenryThree Před 14 dny

    To suggest Kenshin died of esophageal or stomach cancer seems entirely plausible, if not quite likely. However, to unequivocally state that the cancer was a result of his heavy drinking habit seems wildly speculative.

  • @dmdmdidn2290
    @dmdmdidn2290 Před 19 dny +2

    They killed many monks and burned the temples during the medieval Japan. That’s pretty much explains a lot.

    • @theinnerlight8016
      @theinnerlight8016 Před 19 dny

      Think they were jihadis? 😅

    • @dafuqmr13
      @dafuqmr13 Před 18 dny

      @@theinnerlight8016 no they are the infamous Proud Boys

    • @theinnerlight8016
      @theinnerlight8016 Před 18 dny +1

      @@dafuqmr13 That's not even funny

    • @dafuqmr13
      @dafuqmr13 Před 18 dny

      @@theinnerlight8016 so is your joke

    • @theinnerlight8016
      @theinnerlight8016 Před 18 dny

      @@dafuqmr13 You do realize the muslims destroyed most of the buddhist temples in India and killed the monastics? Only on Sri Lanka did theravada Buddhism survive.

  • @ed.7856
    @ed.7856 Před 18 dny

    The new assassins creed game is possibly be about nobunagas side. As yasuke is a subordinate of nobunaga, it is safe to say naoe is probably a shinobu under nobunagas control as well.

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny

      More likely Naoe is a Tokugawa aligned ninja that despised Nobunaga but nonetheless finds a common ally in Yasuke escaping Akechi Mitsuhide's treachery. Yasuke seeks to repay Nobunaga for his advancement by avenging him, only to uncover a much deeper conspiracy surrounding all 3 of the unifiers. There are so many conspiracy theories surrounding Akechi Mitsuhide's betrayal that can be played around with here from the death of Mitsuhide's mother, whether Nobunaga's primary wife Nohime (aka Kicho) was really an assassin (and whether loyal or not did she actually survive Nobunaga's death?), and what was the real relationship between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Hashiba Hideyoshi at the time) and Mitsuhide. Plus the Akechi family remain insanely popular in Japanese fiction.

    • @ed.7856
      @ed.7856 Před 17 dny

      @@FShani that does sound more like something westerners would do to spin the story. Japan reveres nobunaga. Tokugawa has always been considered a loyal retainer of nobunaga so what you said doesnt make sense realistically and “historically” with respect to japanese views.
      I mean im still sitting here waiting for them to redo AC1 historically accurate, where the order were destroyed/dispersed/disbanded by mongol invasion under ghengis khan and not some “templar order.” Historically, the mongols destroyed the order along with the kwarazsimian empire for disrespecting his envoy.

    • @FShani
      @FShani Před 17 dny

      @@ed.7856 I wasn't saying Tokugawa betrays Nobunaga but the survivors of Nobunaga's invasion of Iga flocked to Tokugawa, and Ieyasu had his share of grudges against Nobunaga as well so that's not out of the realm of possibility. Besides this is a Western made game that always takes huge creative liberties with history. It's not hard to poke holes in ACs historical accuracies they're all over every game, the series really should be treated as an alternative history series.

    • @ed.7856
      @ed.7856 Před 17 dny

      @@FShani yea the second part is exactly what i said.

  • @wizardozark2735
    @wizardozark2735 Před 8 dny

    The depiction Hollywood portrays is in respect of the persona theater of the time portrays. This was done for many reasons. It is still effective now and respected as well.
    What is real and what is fiction is often blurry, and confused. 😊

  • @ajiibshah3760
    @ajiibshah3760 Před 19 dny +1

    We all know Ninjas need to wear orange and have a headband!

  • @tktilk3878
    @tktilk3878 Před 19 dny

    These ninjas and shinobi are very similar to the concept of Ukrainian Cossack's "Characternick" - the special operation units within Cossacks' army, although it's not so common as Japanese

  • @Mr.Quinlan888
    @Mr.Quinlan888 Před 19 dny

    No ninja magic you say. I wave my hands to manipulate The Force in my daily life.

  • @taiko7225
    @taiko7225 Před 20 dny

    The narrator's impeccable accent...

  • @ronchristiantenala4056
    @ronchristiantenala4056 Před 20 dny +21

    That was quick after the release of the new Asassins creed!History buffs here we go!

  • @ytj17thjuggalo12
    @ytj17thjuggalo12 Před 20 dny +1

    Damn I didn't even know a new AC game was coming out. Sheesh..
    Thanks for the great video again you guys! I couldn't expect any less ♥️🤝

  • @exclibrion
    @exclibrion Před 20 dny +2

    There is more about the Shinobi to be told. I hope you will take a deeper approach about these people just for the historic correctness.

    • @Nia-ql1zk
      @Nia-ql1zk Před 20 dny

      So shinobi can fly and just disappear? 🫥

    • @exclibrion
      @exclibrion Před 20 dny +1

      @@Nia-ql1zk No but these facts are just the pinnacle of the story

  • @Darkseidsolosfiction
    @Darkseidsolosfiction Před 20 dny

    Do ninja vs khevsuri

  • @Trowter
    @Trowter Před 19 dny +54

    There is no evidence of Yasuke being a Samurai. He was employed a retainer as a sword bearer for a short time

    • @a.m9452
      @a.m9452 Před 19 dny +19

      Come on whats next? Are you going to tell me Templars werent a key faction in the American Revolution 😱

    • @wizarddragon
      @wizarddragon Před 19 dny +7

      lol nice try. Which racist(anti-woke) streamer told you this?

    • @wizarddragon
      @wizarddragon Před 19 dny +5

      @@a.m9452 Considering the Templars were Christian and white I can assume you will not hear them complain about that. Just like you didn't hear them complain about a White religious man being in Shogun.

    • @sandis7674
      @sandis7674 Před 18 dny +17

      ​@@wizarddragondude why are you so triggered by this kind of comment ?, it is a fact yasuke is not a samurai he's sword bearer and Nobunaga bodyguard, the Maeda Clan version of the Shinchōkōki Stated that _"This black man called Yasuke was given a stipend, a private residence, etc., and was given a short sword with a decorative sheath. He is sometimes seen in the role of weapon bearer."_

    • @wizarddragon
      @wizarddragon Před 18 dny +5

      @@sandis7674 It is not a fact buddy. I don't like seeing racism and it really bothers me that people rather be fucking ignorant than learn something outside what their favorite streamer says. Have some goddamn comment sense. Information is free afterall.

  • @LordReginaldMeowmont
    @LordReginaldMeowmont Před 20 dny +2

    Antony Cummins has so many books on the historical side of ninjas. It's debated how good the translations are, but he did this kind of work years ago.

  • @scooby-poo8667
    @scooby-poo8667 Před 18 dny +11

    Claims to love history but pushes ubisoft... shameful

  • @ahmarelvirgio823
    @ahmarelvirgio823 Před 16 dny

    Could you do about the 47 ronin ? 47 ronin, ok ? Not agent 47

  • @arep1030
    @arep1030 Před 17 dny

    Subscribed. Great content

  • @kyuugoki
    @kyuugoki Před 18 dny +1

    The channel got pretty sassy this episode XD

  • @SombraCheeks
    @SombraCheeks Před 20 dny

    Thats my Nindo, my ninja way!

  • @Ninjobii
    @Ninjobii Před 19 dny

    I love ninjas from media.

  • @kabiebebe2332
    @kabiebebe2332 Před 11 dny

    Now we need new Shogun, Rome game

    • @xdas11
      @xdas11 Před 8 dny

      Do you mean total war?
      Cause it exists

    • @kabiebebe2332
      @kabiebebe2332 Před 8 dny

      @@xdas11 i mean new ones 😅

  • @TiredEyes88
    @TiredEyes88 Před 15 dny

    12:40
    If that's true then the games protagonists should be at odds, as Yasuke served Nobunaga

  • @madapakahrin4877
    @madapakahrin4877 Před 19 dny

    It feels like this video is a slap to anime watchers🤣🤣

  • @ShoaibKhan-wv8zc
    @ShoaibKhan-wv8zc Před 20 dny +1

    Anyone here after watching Naruto

  • @Noblesavage31
    @Noblesavage31 Před 19 dny

    If I could go to the past, take technology with me that only I can use, I would definitely be a ninja and have folk wrote about me

  • @FerrugemCaio
    @FerrugemCaio Před 20 dny

    9:45 Yasuke? 🧐

  • @majannalatenebreuse2652
    @majannalatenebreuse2652 Před 20 dny +2

    Can you make a video about templar knights?

  • @kristadisgumundsdottir3658

    Sounds like the source for this is the works of Stephen Turnbull. :)

  • @Ishkur23
    @Ishkur23 Před 19 dny

    What about the Ninja Rule of Inverse Strength of Numbers? 1 ninja alone is the most dangerous force in the universe, but a 100 ninjas together can be easily defeated by Great Western Dragon of Blond Hair and White Sneakers.

  • @SMAXZO
    @SMAXZO Před 19 dny +1

    "There's no physical historical evidence"
    Of course there wouldn't be...they're ninjas! They're not Navy SEALs who would brag about it in books and TV!

  • @barkdawg
    @barkdawg Před 20 dny

    If ninja assassin taught me anything it's those powers are real lol

  • @gtone339
    @gtone339 Před 17 dny +3

    AC: Shadows looks promising since they are taking on the late 16th century feudal Japan during Oda Nobunaga's rule.

  • @playlistforlistening
    @playlistforlistening Před 20 dny +5

    Ubisoft sure is terrible. Glad I haven't bought any of their trash in seven years.

    • @pheralanpathfinder4897
      @pheralanpathfinder4897 Před 20 dny +1

      If you haven't played any of the games how do you know they are bad?

    • @halbastjabar7053
      @halbastjabar7053 Před 19 dny

      ​@@pheralanpathfinder4897 i've played all AC and yes they were all bad. (All AC es after Unity)

    • @user-eq9gi2gn9f
      @user-eq9gi2gn9f Před 15 dny

      @@halbastjabar7053 Ngl the Egyptian one was thrilling along with AC Odyssey but after those titles released, instant midness came.

  • @roihanfadhil2879
    @roihanfadhil2879 Před 19 dny

    Wait, you guys didn't mention that ninja also have a hidden village state government system and ruled by a leader called 'Shadow' 😂😂.