The Rise of the Mongols
Temujin was only 9 years old when his father was murdered and his family expelled from their tribe. After overcoming a crushing set of obstacles, he would eventually become the great Khan of all Mongo...
26 Touko 202224min
Kamakura Buddhism
The Kamakura Period saw the founding of many new Buddhist schools throughout Japan, including exclusively Pure Land sects as well as Zen. The traditional schools, however, often collaborated with the ...
23 Touko 202222min
Pax Kamakura
After Hojo Yasutoki's death, his sons Tsunetoki and Toriyoki would build upon his legacy and even outdo their father if they hoped to preserve the Hojo Regency. Support the show My latest novel, "Cal...
19 Touko 202224min
The Reign of Hojo Yasutoki
After Hojo Yoshitoki's unexpected death in 1224, his son Hojo Yasutoki took over as the Shogun's regent. He would guide Japan through some of its most difficult times as the nation was hit with famine...
16 Touko 202224min
The Jōkyū War
A month after Emperor Chukyo was enthroned, Retired Emperor Go-Toba decided that the time was right for a reckoning against Kamakura. The Shogunate would have to fight for its survival in the Jōkyū Wa...
12 Touko 202225min
The Nun Shogun
The Bakufu enjoyed a relatively stable period in the early 1200s thanks largely to the joint leadership of Hojo Masako and her brother Yoshitoki. Masako earned such a reputation for power brokering t...
9 Touko 202221min
Meet the New Regents
In the wake of Minamoto Yoritomo's death, the Bakufu appointed his son Yoriie as the new Shogun under the watchful eye of the regent Hojo Tokimasa. However, the oldest son of Yoritomo had ideas of his...
5 Touko 202220min
Minamoto Yoritomo - The Man of the Hour
We have learned much about Yoritomo's actions as a leader, but in this episode we will start by examining his family life and later years.Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now ...
2 Touko 202219min
