Episode 379 - So Close, and Yet So Far
History of Japan
English - February 26, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 597 ratingsHistory history japan japanese Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 378 - A Star is Born
Next Episode: Episode 381 - The Three Daughters of Azai, Part 1
This week, we're starting off a month of Sengoku-themed content with a look at one of the remoter areas of Japan: Tosa province on Shikoku, now known as Kouchi Prefecture. Specifically, we'll be diving into the history of the one-time lords of the area, the Chosokabe family, who rose from minor status to lords of all of Shikoku in two generations, and were then annihilated in the very next.
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