If I mention that I’m reading a book about the 47 rōnin of Akō, does anyone have an idea of what I’m talking about, or am I being my weird self again?
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Replying to @tkdylan
I do. Though I’m more familiar with 19th century Japan. The Tokugawa period is quite interesting.
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Replying to @JarrettStepman @tkdylan
Japan from 1853-69 is where the action is.
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The Meiji Government and the Bakumatsu are the best.
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The whole period is best understood less as a political realignment than as a gang war.
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What’s fascinating is also comparing China, which has had a slew of both native and foreign dynasties since Qin Shi Huang, versus Japan, which has been ruled by the House of Yamato for at least fifteen hundred years.
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The Japanese imperial house traces its lineage back so far, it disappears into ancestors who may be legendary.
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Right, hence my note of the 500s, which is when we have solid evidence.
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