Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (TRIH ep 658, part 1)
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In this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook launch a new series on the origins and evolution of the samurai. They begin with a vivid description of the 2020 video‑game Ghost of Tsushima, set during the Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274, before turning to the historical reality of medieval Japan.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1156
- Anarchy in England (1135)
- Mongol Conquests (1206)
- Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan (1206)
- Angkor Wat built (1113)
- Kamakura shogunate established (1192)
- Genghis Khan (1162)
- Delhi Sultanate (1206)
- Norman invasion of Ireland (1169)
- Saladin retakes Jerusalem (1187)
- Sack of Constantinople by Fourth Crusade (1204)