Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (TRIH ep 660, part 3)
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In this episode of The Rest Is History, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook explore the legendary 12th‑century clash between the warrior monk Benkei and the young Minamoto no Yoshitsune, set against the broader Genpei War between the Taira and Minamoto clans.
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Around 1184
- Anarchy in England (1135)
- Magna Carta (1215)
- Mongol Conquests (1206)
- Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan (1206)
- 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)