The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Sengoku_Period/ #History #MedievalJapan #MuromachiPeriod #OdaNobunaga

Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) was a Japanese military leader who reunified Japan at the beginning of the 17th century after a long period of civil war, known as the Warring States or Sengoku period. https://www.worldhistory.org/Tokugawa_Ieyasu/ #History #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #MedievalJapan #OdaNobunaga

Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of the same name, also known as Miyajima, located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Itsukushima_Shrine/ #History #ItsukushimaShrine #MedievalJapan #SevenLuckyGods

Ninja (aka Shinobi) were the specialised assassins, saboteurs, and secret agents of medieval Japanese warfare who were highly-trained proponents of the martial arts, especially what later became known as ninjutsu or 'the art of the ninja'. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninja/ #History #MedievalJapan #Ninja #Samurai

Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) was a Japanese military leader who reunified Japan at the beginning of the 17th century after a long period of civil war, known as the Warring States or Sengoku period.https://www.worldhistory.org/Tokugawa_Ieyasu/ #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #MedievalJapan #OdaNobunaga #History

The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan.https://www.worldhistory.org/Sengoku_Period/ #MedievalJapan #MuromachiPeriod #OdaNobunaga #History

Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of the same name, also known as Miyajima, located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally founded in the 6th century CE, the present layout of buildings dates to the 12th century CE. With its iconic torii gate, buildings on stilts standing over the sea, and soaring five-story pagoda, the shrine is one of the most easily reco...https://www.worldhistory.org/Itsukushima_Shrine/ #ItsukushimaShrine #MedievalJapan #SevenLuckyGods #History

The two Japanese invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598 CE, otherwise known as the 'Imjin Wars', saw Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598 CE), the Japanese military leader, put into reality his long-held plan to invade China through Korea. The ambitious campaign got off to a brilliant start as cities like Pyongyang and Seoul were captured, but eventually, the combined operations of the Korean navy l...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1398/the-japanese-invasion-of-korea-1592-8-ce/ #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #MedievalJapan #Samurai

Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine on the island of the same name, also known as Miyajima, located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Traditionally founded in the 6th century CE, the present layout of buildings dates to the 12th century CE. With its iconic torii gate, buildings on stilts standing over the sea, and soaring five-story pagoda, the shrine is one of the most easily reco...https://www.worldhistory.org/Itsukushima_Shrine/ #ItsukushimaShrine #MedievalJapan #SevenLuckyGods

A short interview with Prof. Morgan Pitelka about his book Reading Medieval Ruins. I love the way Pitelka brings #MaterialCulture into History. His concept of #PalaceCities as opposed to #CastleTowns sounds fascinating as well.
#medievalJapan #Ichijodani

https://college.unc.edu/2022/12/bookmark-this-pitelka/

Shikata Ga Nai
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retires... or does he? The Ouchi clan seizes its moment but faces off against the Shogun's private army - the Hokoshu. We also explore the differences and similarities between the Muromachi Bakufu and the Kamakura Shogunate.

#History #Japan #Podcast #Muromachi #Yoshimitsu #MedievalJapan
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/01/shikata-ga-nai/
#EarlyMuromachi #Season8 #AshikagaYoshimitsu #Bakufu #History #Hokoshu #Japan #MuromachiPeriod #Ouchi #Shogunate